While I appreciate that Mindshare took action to improve its parental leave by increasing paternity leave and removing time with company to qualify, I think it's insane that they didn't offer MOMS more time off. 3 months is not enough and now men and women get the same amount. Even though women are the ones giving birth. I really felt like it was a slap in the face to those women. Why not extend to 16 weeks for women? That would be most helpful. Wasn't impressed.

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16 weeks is not enough either. In reality it should be 1 year off anything less honestly doesn’t cut it. 12 weeks vs 16 weeks doesn’t make a big difference. 12 weeks vs 1 year is what would be a game changer

This is unfair... I’m also pregnant and stressing out about this too. Even tho I feel like at least this year I can negotiate WFH since for now we still have that. But 12 week infant is so helpless, it bugs me everyday how much we do not appreciate woman and mothers in this country and value early childhood healthy development. I’ve been trying to prepare myself for delivery and informing myself on what goes on.. and of the physical changes .. the bleeding the tearing the emotional toll on the mother itself, it’s so unfair to expect moms to just shut it and go back to work at 12 weeks, not only to mom but infant too. I’m all for paternal leave too but maternity leave and baby well-being should be number 1 priority which in our country it’s definitely not.. and I also don’t think it should fall on the businesses alone to make it happen, this basic thing like maternity leave should be aided by the government and be made STANDARD, not a “benefit”, at least job retention not even talking about being paid.. which I get is a benefit, but I see so many woman being forced into work place because they don’t want to lose their jobs. It’s shameful!

Also I think it’s ridiculous to think that this is a situation where man and woman are to be treated equally. Men do not give birth and do not suffer the physical and mental aspect of this situation, men are not the ones breastfeeding every few hours night and day to keep the baby healthy. Those are biological functions that are solely relevant to mothers. I think it’s wonderful to give fathers paternity leave but to treat it equally is strange at best. It’s not. I do like what Sweden?(forgot exactly which country does this) where they give both parents 12 months combined together and they can use it however the family thinks is best so 6 months for both at the same time or 6 month one and the the other, or mom 10 and dad 2. Family leave is so important and so overlooked here it’s SHOCKING!

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