And businesses have been largely unaffected by the paid leave program, according to a widely cited survey Milkman co-authored a few years ago. Worryingly, even after more than a decade, many Californians don’t know they have access to paid leave. The egalitarian nature of Newsom’s scheme could avoid one of the pitfalls of paid leave: putting women at a disadvantage in the workplace. The effect of a paid leave policy on improving public health and the economy is hard to overstate. Paid leave for women also helps keep them in the workforce.

Source: Huffington Post January 10, 2019 20:07 UTC