In the US, federal law allows women 3 months off after childbirth, after which infants are shipped to daycare.
This is unpaid leave that allows you to keep your benefits. Some states augment that with pay and some “benevolent” corporations will offer more pay or time.
State supported paternity leave does not exist.
Research shows that isolating men from children leads to poor modulation of testosterone resulting in more aggression and less empathy.
Research also shows that lack of mother child bonding in early development creates men like JD Vance.
Policy shapes biology which shapes culture which shapes policy. A vicious cycle that we can only break once we recognize it.
California has PFL (paid family leave) which also applies to fathers. I don’t know if there are more states with similar programs, but CA at least covers a lot of people.
Colorado has 12 weeks paid to both. But, once again someone doesn’t understand state sovereignty in the US and just clumps a together as one unit. 🤦🏼♂️
Oregon has bonding time for fathers as well and paid family leave, actually the most generous pay rates and broadest application in the US. 100% of pay up to ~$60k indexed to inflationary measure and benefits tapers down for higher earners.
I don’t think they don’t understand state sovereignty, as this is common in a lot of countries. What must baffle everyone is the sanctity of the free enterprise surpassing that of the child birth, i.e. the way the state bends to the capital. To put it in other words, states could get a Trump-like government that could take everything away in less than a month just because they think they know better.
You don’t leave this kind of policy to the states to maneuver against their citizens. California will be progressive in that sense, but what may we find in states like Mississippi, Georgia or Florida? Why there’s not a national policy that guarantees a month of paid leave no matter where you live in the USA and then maybe some more?
Because limiting Federal power has been the theme of the US since the beginning. The founders were so afraid of it going the way of monarchy that they didn’t see the consequences this could have back then. Not arguing for or against that, just stating the “why” since you asked.
Local policies counteracting federal policies are also a main ingredient for civil conflicts. It’s been a while since the US government and population should have started questioning the mindset of the founding fathers. The social discontent will find a way out.
In the US, federal law allows women 3 months off after childbirth, after which infants are shipped to daycare.
This is unpaid leave that allows you to keep your benefits. Some states augment that with pay and some “benevolent” corporations will offer more pay or time.
State supported paternity leave does not exist.
Research shows that isolating men from children leads to poor modulation of testosterone resulting in more aggression and less empathy.
Research also shows that lack of mother child bonding in early development creates men like JD Vance.
Policy shapes biology which shapes culture which shapes policy. A vicious cycle that we can only break once we recognize it.
California has PFL (paid family leave) which also applies to fathers. I don’t know if there are more states with similar programs, but CA at least covers a lot of people.
I’m going to give thread op the benefit of the doubt and assume “state supported” was supposed to mean “federally supported”.
Colorado has 12 weeks paid to both. But, once again someone doesn’t understand state sovereignty in the US and just clumps a together as one unit. 🤦🏼♂️
Oregon has bonding time for fathers as well and paid family leave, actually the most generous pay rates and broadest application in the US. 100% of pay up to ~$60k indexed to inflationary measure and benefits tapers down for higher earners.
I don’t think they don’t understand state sovereignty, as this is common in a lot of countries. What must baffle everyone is the sanctity of the free enterprise surpassing that of the child birth, i.e. the way the state bends to the capital. To put it in other words, states could get a Trump-like government that could take everything away in less than a month just because they think they know better.
You don’t leave this kind of policy to the states to maneuver against their citizens. California will be progressive in that sense, but what may we find in states like Mississippi, Georgia or Florida? Why there’s not a national policy that guarantees a month of paid leave no matter where you live in the USA and then maybe some more?
Because limiting Federal power has been the theme of the US since the beginning. The founders were so afraid of it going the way of monarchy that they didn’t see the consequences this could have back then. Not arguing for or against that, just stating the “why” since you asked.
Local policies counteracting federal policies are also a main ingredient for civil conflicts. It’s been a while since the US government and population should have started questioning the mindset of the founding fathers. The social discontent will find a way out.
It’s even more difficult when you have people who are purposely exploiting that cycle for nefarious reasons.