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title: "A National Paid Leave Program Would Help Workers, Families"
date: 2021-04-27T03:00:00-04:00
author: OBOS Admin
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[Health & Sexuality Info](/health-info)# A National Paid Leave Program Would Help Workers, Families

There are many benefits to providing new parents with paid time off to care for newborns or recently adopted children, both for the children, the parents, and their employers.

> Black, Hispanic, and Native American workers are less likely to be able to afford unpaid leave from work than white workers, reflecting racial disparities in access to wealth-building opportunities and higher-paying jobs.

[Read the full article ](https://www.cbpp.org/research/economy/a-national-paid-leave-program-would-help-workers-families)

SOURCE: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities • AUTHOR: Kathleen Romig and Kathleen Bryant • LAST UPDATED: April 27, 2021

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- [parenting](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/parenting)
- [public policy](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/public-policy)
- [economic inequalities](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/economic-inequalities)

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## U.S. Lags in Paid Parental Leave

A research study finds that the U.S. ranks last in the world on providing paid parental leave.

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A research study finds that the U.S. ranks last in the world on providing paid parental leave.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/us-lags-in-paid-paternal-leave)

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## The Rights of Childbearing People

Childbirth Connection's statement of rights for childbearing people

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Childbirth Connection's statement of rights for childbearing people](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/the-rights-of-childbearing-people)

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This interactive map tracks abortion bans, restrictions, and protections, updated in real time.

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This interactive map tracks abortion bans, restrictions, and protections, updated in real time.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/abortion-laws-interactive-state-map)

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## Aging In Place as a Low-Income Older Person with Disabilities

This article offers a discussion of aging in place for 12 low-income, older homeowners with disabilities in Baltimore, Maryland.

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This article offers a discussion of aging in place for 12 low-income, older homeowners with disabilities in Baltimore, Maryland.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/aging-in-place-as-a-low-income-older-person-with-disabilities)

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## Avoiding Coercion in the Promotion of Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARCs)

This piece from the Guttmacher Institute critiques certain public policies regarding long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs).

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This piece from the Guttmacher Institute critiques certain public policies regarding long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs).](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/avoiding-coercive-promotion-of-long-acting-reversible-contraceptives-larcs)

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## Body Politics: How White Fear Has Fueled the Anti-Abortion Movement

This article traces how nativism, eugenics, and white supremacy have historically helped drive the anti-abortion movement.

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This article traces how nativism, eugenics, and white supremacy have historically helped drive the anti-abortion movement.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/body-politics-how-white-fear-has-fueled-the-anti-abortion-movement)

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## Carceral Feminism Isn’t the Answer to Sexual Violence

This abolitionist feminist essay articulates how the legal system often criminalizes survivors.

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This abolitionist feminist essay articulates how the legal system often criminalizes survivors.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/carceral-feminism-isnt-the-answer-to-sexual-violence)

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## Care Work in Massachusetts: A Call for Gender, Racial, and Economic Justice

This report highlights the gendered, racial, and economic inequities in care work, a field dominated by immigrant women and women of color.

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This report highlights the gendered, racial, and economic inequities in care work, a field dominated by immigrant women and women of color.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/care-work-in-massachusetts-a-call-for-gender-racial-and-economic-justice)