Nov 13, 2009
End-of-Week News Deliveries: Maternity Leave Debate; Car Seat Tips; Swine Flu Update
Debating whether longer maternity leave and flexible work schedules are actually detrimental to women in the workplace. Uh, say wha –?!. [lilSugar]
Jennifer Garner with mini-Ben, er… I mean, daughter Seraphina. [Baby Scoop]
Amy Winehouse adds some fake freckles to go with her new fake breasts. Fun! [popbytes]
Common car seat mistakes. Somewhere, Britney is saying, “Wait — you’re supposed to use a car seat?!” [parents.com]
If you pregnant ladies aren’t thrilled about having to buy a dress for the holidays –which you’ll only wear once, just like the row of bridesmaid dresses cluttering the back of your closet — check out this new online boutique with maternity formal wear for rent. [Reuters]
Swine flu has killed 540 kids, sickened 22 million Americans, and other uplifting news. [USA Today]
Cowgirl in the Sand
says:
OK, now I’m gonna get up on my soapbox. Speaking as someone who no one EVER thought would give up my precious career in favor of raising children, that first article about maternity leave is seriously flawed. I know that in my case, if we had a more generous maternity leave in the US (we proudly hold LAST place among developed nations), I would have been back at work within a year of having my first baby. But since my only option was to go back full-time when he was 4 months old, and the only daycare options we had cost 60% of my take-home pay, I decided to quit my job instead. I have several friends who, faced with the same options, made the same decision. Therefore, in my tiny little sample group, I know over a dozen MIT-educated, highly skilled, experienced professionals (I worked for 15 years before leaving my job) who have opted completely out of the workforce. How exactly is this helping the employers?
November 13th, 2009 at 9:50 am -