By: Cowgirl in the Sand

Cowgirl in the Sand — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:50:06 +0000

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?

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By: Cowgirl in the Sand