Fmla Policy Of The United States - 1201 Words

FMLA policy is one of the phenomenon topic in the US that has extensively being debated on and this still continues. The deficiencies and beneficial aspect of FMLA policy inform the interview with two women who has had experience with parental leave. One of the participant is a black woman residing in the US while the other participant domicile in Nigeria. Both participant ages ranges from 30-50 when they had their first baby and has attained booming career to handle respectively (an accountant and a medical doctor- now qualified consultant in her chose field).The analysis of their experience in their respectively countries, main issue discussed and a few suggestion on FMLA policy. Cultural values and attitudes amplify and even change†¦show more content†¦Heavy care responsibilities limit or reduce women’s career advancement, personal leisure and productivity that require them to develop work efficient habit. Baker (2012) suggests that men’s career is granted priority and employed mothers are typically penalized in the labor market. An additional factor is the re-entry of women into workforce with a small salary offer or lower ranking jobs, including part-time or temporary jobs. One of the reasons considered is that these women constantly interrupt their career to attend to dependency work and most women do not reach the top positions at work. In considering mothers’ employment outcomes, cultural values regarding gendered roles in the household and workplace may be particularly important. We may see fewer motherhood-based employment and earnings differences in countries where gender principles support both men’s and women’s contribution to the household income. Subsequent lesson learnt from the interview and reading the articles is that women generally have accepted the responsibility of home management (household work that include allocating, supervising and doing it) without sufficient assistance from their spouse/partners. The participants I interviewed mentioned the fact they had to manage both their professional career with breastfeeding, the care of the baby and the home. State-provided or -subsidized childcare, measured as