"I always stood up for what was right," said the Duchess of Sussex at The New York Times DealBook Online SummitMeghan Markle is getting real about women's issues. On Tuesday, the Duchess of Sussex joined The New York Times DealBook Online Summit, celebrating the 20th anniversary of Dealbook. She acknowledged that the royal family traditionally stays politically neutral but said that she saw paid leave as a "humanitarian issue." She later added, "Paid leave, from my standpoint, is just a humanitarian issue." She took a similar approach when it came to the paid leave issue, writing an open letter and picking up the phone to call leaders.

Source: New York Times November 09, 2021 21:39 UTC