Tommy Tainant
Diamond Member
Naomi Osaka was âshockedâ by lack of paid maternity leave in US
Naomi Osaka has reflected on how motherhood has changed her perspective on tennis and the world as she prepares to make her return to the Australian Open
www.theguardian.com
“When I heard the stats, I was really shocked,” Osaka said of the US, which is one of the few countries in the world not to have a national paid parental leave policy. “I’m lucky enough to not have to go straight into work, but I really needed that time to process everything that’s happened and, of course, get to know my baby.
It seems strange to me that there is no provision for this.Obviously Osaka can make her own decisions on this but most women cant.
Abortion is a live issue in the US but you do not provide even basic proviion for new mothers,It seems like an imbalance.
I do wonder if other social issues are caused by this level of brutalist politics. Industrial policy leading to a dislocation in family life.
Perhaps if there was more provision for families more people would have families and less people would have abortions anyway ?
Is that unreasonable ?