Tag: parental leave

Pregnant businesswoman giving the tasks to employees before going to maternity leave, business people standing at office and listening to her

Policies tried by countries like Sweden might prevent the fertility rate from falling further. The decline in the fertility rate is a significant development, not just in the U.S. but around the world.  Some laud the trend as an example of women’s ability to control their destiny; others decry it as an economic catastrophe.  Regardless…

A miniature man and a miniature woman sitting with a baby on top of a stack of coins

Paid parental leave is a good idea, but this isn’t the way to do it.    I had hoped that the proposal to use Social Security to finance parental leave had died.  Unfortunately, Senator Rubio’s “Economic Security for New Parents Act” appears alive and well and was just scored by the Social Security actuaries.  T…