We should also make sure that parents have ample time to spend with their children. Our lack of family leave for new parents is barbaric, antifamily,… - Andrew Yang

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We should also make sure that parents have ample time to spend with their children. Our lack of family leave for new parents is barbaric, antifamily, sexist, regressive, economically irrational, and just plain stupid. Studies have shown that robust family leave policies improve children’s health and heighten women’s employment rates because they don’t feel they need to leave work entirely in order to be successful. The United States is one of only four out of 196 countries in the world — and the only industrialized country — that does not have federally mandated time off from work for new mothers.