Growing up, I have always dreamed of three things that I wanted to accomplish in my lifetime. Those three things were to work in the health care field, have a family, and travel Europe. As of now, I am fortunate enough where I am traveling Europe while studying abroad in Ireland, and attending college to become a Speech Language Pathologist. I am accomplishing two of my three goals before I am even twenty-two. When looking towards the future of what my life will be like when I do decide to start
By the early 1920’s, women thought they had achieved the unachievable. They could finally work, keep their earned wages, marry whomever they please, and even vote. After reaching their goal and fighting vigorously, women could taste equality and the freedom they deserved. While women still have the right to work in today’s society, women are not exactly treated equal in the workplace. Regardless of the past and the extreme measures taken to ensure equal opportunities for both men and women, there
As women knowing your maternity leave rights and laws is something that is fundamental and worth acknowledging. Many jobs here in the United States do not take this topic serious which could affect the stability of coworkers and final outcome. Mothers and daughters are in need of being able to leave their place of work to rest and take care of them selves for the upcoming birth of their children. In this proposal I am asking for your consideration of changing the law and fro you to use your powers
Tolerance For A Lack Of Maternity Leave Whenever we hear a story on the news of a woman or her family struggling because they’re being refused maternity leave it breaks our hearts. These women, expecting mothers, have to carry or have carried a child for roughly 9 months. Most if not all have done so by being on their feet all day and have only had the required minimum for breaks. Is it then wrong to ask for maternity leave? Should pregnant women not be allowed some work accommodations? Well, contrary
time with their children from birth and onward was supported immensely by the policies Sweden had in place. Listing the rights all parents had, “(a) take maternity/paternity leave around the time of delivery, (b) avail of a long period of parental (or childcare) leave during which they receive 77.6 percent of their income for 13 months per child and a flat rate of SEK 180 (USD 23) a day for another 3 months, and (c) take temporary leave for sick children aged 0-12, which provides up to 120 days
women’s rights and women’s equality in the workplace has come back to the fore as a topic for discussion in government agencies and the United Nations. Whilst this is a very important topic, when it comes to time off from work when a new child is born, women in the US have some provision, whereas men have none. The Family and Medical Aid Act (FLMA), of 1993, provides for 12 weeks of unpaid, job protected leave for certain specified events (8). Whilst one could refer to this as maternity or paternity
Paid maternity leave is a specific period of time allotted by one’s employer in which a woman is able to be on paid leave after having a child. Most, if not all developed countries in the world offer paid maternity leave to it’s expectant women. However, paid maternity leave is considered a privilege, not a right in the United States and it is not mandated to be offered by employers. Although the length of paid leave varies from country to country, it is evident that countries around the world see
From women being granted the right to vote in the 19th amendment, to the steadily increasing number of women in the workforce, great strides have been made for women in the United States to have the same rights and opportunities as men. While many things have been achieved over the years, challenges still remain for women in today’s workplace such as the maternity protection, sexism, and sexual harassment. While the International Labor Organization (ILO) has been working to protect women in the
the many professionals that work on the “front lines” of the health care system. To achieve optimal patient care, nurses collaborate with other members of the “health team” to provide the most resources possible. Nurses are just one of the regulated health care professionals; specific rules and guidelines control how he/she is supposed to work. There are several areas of the health care system that a nurse can specialize in. For instance, specializing to be a maternity nurse. By upholding the regulations
manifestations of business, equal rights must be established for men and women based on the physiological considerations, economic developments including wage equalization, and advancement based on individual potential. The innate physiological discrepancies between men and women must be considered when engaging in the challenge of establishing equal rights in the business sphere. As women begin to take positions in business that have been traditionally held by men, maternity policies may not be in place