There are over 3 million births every year in the US. But the country is one of only six in the entire world that doesn't offer paid leave. Glamour wants to change this, and we need you to join us in the fight.
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There are over 3 million births every year in the US. But the country is one of only six in the entire world that doesn't offer paid leave. Glamour wants to change this, and we need you to join us in the fight. 331 million people live in the United States. 167.6 million of them are women. Of those, at …
DAY 1 Mute VideoUnmute Video Our daughter came out first, and she was screaming and very pink, all the good things. When our son came out, he was pretty not pink and pretty not screaming.Diana My labor was so long, I was so close to quitting. I was like, “Just get this baby out of me.” I’m at home …
Shukura Wells, 28, was a mortgage credit underwriter and is launching a business supporting Black-owned cosmetics brands. She lives in Detroit with her daughter, Zendaya, age four, her boyfriend, Dazz, and their son, Dakari Gold, three months. She had no paid leave. Return to the main paid leave …
Karina Garcia, 29, is a chef from Harlem in New York City. She lives with her husband, Eduardo Rodriguez, and their daughter, Yohualli, now four months. She had no paid leave and went back to work within a week of giving birth. To return to the main paid leave article, click here. My husband and I …
With up to one year of fully paid parental leave, Ashley R. has the time to rest, recuperate, bond with her baby—and when the time comes, return to the office readier than ever to work. Ashley R., 32, lives in Los Angeles with her husband, John, and her two children, Landon, age two, and Arlo, four …
Tiffany Mrotek, 35, is director of career pathways at American Forests. She lives in Reston, Virginia, with her husband, Andrew, and her two children, Porter, three, and Harvey, three months. She had planned to take Washington, DC, state paid leave, combined with disability and some additional …
Without access to paid leave, Diana Carhart faced a financial challenge. But a difficult postpartum meant she couldn't face returning to work after just 12 weeks. Diana Carhart, 31, lives in Salem, Oregon, with her wife, Erin, and their twins, Genevieve and Langston, now three months. She comes from …
Kailey Horton, 32, is a clinical program development consultant at a major national insurance company. She lives with her boyfriend, David, and four sons, Fynn, age six, Dresden, two, Vali, one, and Draugr, three months, in Burr Oak, Kansas. She had 12 weeks’ paid leave—six weeks of disability …
Abi Akintolayo, 33, emigrated from Nigeria at 13 and now lives in Dallas with her husband, Joseph, and daughter Imisioluwa, now three months. A pediatric dentist, Abi is an independent contractor with no paid family leave. She had planned to take six months of maternity leave, all unpaid. Return to …
“We have to fight like our lives depend on it. Because they do.” Midterm elections never seem to garner the same kind of attention presidential elections do—in fact, voter turnout is roughly 20% lower. There are a number of hypotheses that attempt to explain this stark difference, though the most …
This is historic. On Thursday, March 9, President Biden released a $6.8 trillion budget with a historic provision for paid family and medical leave as well as improved child and health care benefits. The third budget of Biden’s presidency contains a $325 billion commitment to a comprehensive, …
Megan Thee Stallion, Simone Ashley, Nancy Pelosi, Susan Rice, and more joined us for an incredible event On Saturday, March 18, Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris and Glamour cohosted a brunch to celebrate Women’s History Month at the vice president’s residence in Washington, DC. In …
The lack of federal paid leave in America is an urgent crisis. One in four women in this country have had to go back to work within two weeks of giving birth. And if you or a family member is sick and needs care, there is no provision from the government for paid family and medical leave. Only 25 …
