America in Back of Pack for Paid Sick Leave, Family Leave Time

Did you know that America does not do these things but other countries do:

• 177 nations guarantee paid leave for new mothers
• 163 nations guarantee sick leave from work
• 132 nations guarantee breastfeeding breaks at work
• 74 nations guarantee paid leave for new fathers
• 48 nations guarantee paid leave for caring for sick children
• 41 nations give parents leave for their children's education
• 33 nations give paid leave to care for adult family members

The article, US: Bottom of the Pack for Bread-and-Butter Basics goes into more detail on these items.  This information comes from the work of Dr. Jody Heymann, a professor in the Faculties of Medicine and Arts at McGill University. She is the founding director of the Institute for Health and Social Policy and is the founding chair of the Project on Global Working Families.  She is the author of Raising the Global Floor and has created an interactive database of legal rights worldwide.