Feeling the pandemic's burdens, mothers are looking to Congress

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When it comes to paid and job-protected family leave, the U.S. has the dubious distinction of being last in the Western world

By Joanne Levine
Posted January 25, 2021 at 10:30am

OPINION — The women’s movement hit its stride in the 1970s. Women took to the streets demanding equality, the right to their bodies and the right to work.

But the ashes from those burning bras have long disintegrated. And 50 years later many women, including me, have wondered why there hasn’t been another revolution, this time to demand policies that enable women to succeed both at work and at home.

With Democrats now in full control of the legislative and executive branches of government, relief for working mothers is on the radar in 2021.

President Joe Biden has a national plan he calls “Mobilizing American Talent and Heart to Create a 21st Century Caregiving and Education Workforce.” Biden’s plan aims to expand child care and services for the elderly and the disabled, and elevate the status and pay of caregivers.

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https://www.rollcall.com/2021/01/25/feeling-the-pandemics-burdens-mothers-are-looking-to-congress/

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1. The ERA should be on the table again

as well as trying to pass mandatory paid maternity month for at least three months, preferably six. And that’s just for starters.