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Paid Leave For All - Katie Bethell Is Seizing the Moment to Fight for Radical Policy Change

Paid Leave For All - Katie Bethell Is Seizing the Moment to Fight for Radical Policy Change

FromInflection Point with Lauren Schiller


Paid Leave For All - Katie Bethell Is Seizing the Moment to Fight for Radical Policy Change

FromInflection Point with Lauren Schiller

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Length:
52 minutes
Released:
Jun 5, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

America is one of only two countries in the world where you can be fired for taking a day off in order to give birth (let that sink in for a moment). As it stands, paid leave policy varies from company to company, state to state, but on a national level, there is no policy in place, no minimum requirements or baseline standard that applies to everyone.

And it’s not just about moms—this lack of policy also has greater repercussions for how we define a family, in a political sense, and the relationship between the family and the workplace—men included. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Kirsten Gillibrand are both bringing attention to these issues, running on platforms of universal childcare, and paid medical and family leave.

Katie Bethell, founder and executive director of Paid Leave for the US (PLUS), joins us this week to give us the alarming stats, talk nerdy government logistics, and offer some extremely practical advice on how we can use this particularly potent moment to push for political change. Join us this week on Inflection Point for a look at radical change in action, one decision at a time.

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Released:
Jun 5, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller is about how women rise up, social change and the quest for equality, featuring in-depth conversations with women taking charge and leading change. Every episode offers stories, inspiration and actions you can apply to your own life. Take action with our Toolkit episodes and uncover hidden sexism with our Feminist Detective segments. From KALW 91.7FM in San Francisco and PRX. inflectionpointradio.org