Living Wage for All: State and Federal Paid Family and Medical Leave
We need paid family and medical leave for all! #PaidLeave #LivingWage4All
United Methodist Women is partnering with Family Values at Work to advocate for paid family and medical leave as part of the Living Wage for All Campaign.
Paid Leave is a Living Wage Issue
Paid family and medical leave is essential to guaranteeing all workers a living wage. Only 17 percent of the private sector workforce has access to paid leave. Low-wage workers are the least likely to have any paid time for caregiving, and they must take unpaid time off from work. Loss of wages or a job means that even workers earning a living wage see their income drop well below what they need to live. Making $0 an hour when you need time for caregiving responsibilities is particularly hard when you don’t have savings or family members who can afford to help. Unequal access to paid leave exacerbates inequity and reinforces gender and racial stereotypes. Women still shoulder a disproportionate amount of caregiving responsibility and often must quit their jobs or face getting fired to provide that care.
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