The U.S. Should Meet Global Standards On Breastfeeding And Paid Leave

There has been progress in promoting paid family and medical leave in the United States, through strong public interest, paid leave programs in a handful of states and a federal proposal, the FAMILY Act. Numerous private companies–including Deloitte, Virgin Airlines, Spotify, Netflix, Google, and Facebook, all successful global leaders–have announced generous policies in an effort to attract and retain talented workers, steps that should be motivational to government leaders.