A focus on marriage (and wealth) can put the onus for supporting a family squarely back on the parents, even when there are some things — like paid sick leave, preventive health care, maternity and paternity leaves, affordable birth control and day care — that "takes a village" to provide, except for the wealthiest among us.
Second, you will maximize the benefits of the school's efforts if they are complemented by policies to support families and communities, such as living wages, equal pay for work of equal value, generous maternity and parenting leaves, affordable day and after school care, and the like.
Anyone who wants to make parental leave affordable should welcome this idea.
"Women weren't interested in feminism, but they were interested in work, and removing obstacles to their progress – we campaigned for paternity leave, affordable childcare and equal pay".
Like any talented politician, Warren used the moment to spotlight her policy initiatives -- paid sick leave, affordable college, raising the minimum wage.
Skyrocketing health care costs are driving more and more families and businesses to the brink of bankruptcy, leaving affordable coverage out of reach for millions of Americans and accelerating our path to fiscal ruin.
Women weren't interested in feminism, but they were interested in work, and removing the obstacles to their progress - we campaigned for paternity leave, affordable childcare and equal pay.
In 2013, she delivered a speech laying out her economic plan aimed at promoting women in the work force that included proposals for equal pay, paid leave, affordable child care, universal pre-K and raising the minimum wage.
What stressed-out moms and dads really want are jobs with a living wage, paid sick days and maternity leave, affordable health care and a retirement plan that will provide a modicum of security when Mom and Dad leave the work force.
Although neither the Social Security proposal nor a payroll tax can reduce the cost of parental leave for workers, both approaches can make leave affordable for workers who would otherwise have to take unpaid leave to care for a new child.
Sheryl Sandberg has put her finger on something that is all too rarely discussed in a culture that views women's issues as a discrete subject that only affects half the population – and that can be remedied with laws mandating equal pay, paid family and sick leave, affordable child and flexible work schedules.
