To: 2016 U.S. Presidential candidates
Every presidential candidate should champion paid family (maternity/paternity/medical) leave!
The United States is the ONLY industrialized country without paid maternity, paternity and medical leave. Every candidate for president of the United States should show leadership by championing and supporting a national paid family leave policy!
Why is this important?
One in four employed mothers in the United States is back at work just TWO WEEKS after giving birth because she doesn’t have access to paid family (maternity, paternity, medical) leave. This is totally unacceptable!
Lack of paid family leave is devastating for working families AND for our national economy. In fact, study after study shows that advancing this policy is not only the right thing to do for new parents, it’s also the economically smart thing to do for businesses, taxpayers, and the economy. That’s why almost all countries in the world have this critical policy already in place. It’s time for the United States to catch up.
Anyone looking to lead our country should show leadership now by championing and supporting a national paid family leave policy. Sign on to this petition, and MomsRising will make sure that every major candidate in the 2016 race for President of the United States gets the message.
Lack of paid family leave is devastating for working families AND for our national economy. In fact, study after study shows that advancing this policy is not only the right thing to do for new parents, it’s also the economically smart thing to do for businesses, taxpayers, and the economy. That’s why almost all countries in the world have this critical policy already in place. It’s time for the United States to catch up.
Anyone looking to lead our country should show leadership now by championing and supporting a national paid family leave policy. Sign on to this petition, and MomsRising will make sure that every major candidate in the 2016 race for President of the United States gets the message.