Even though his leave was short, it was the right thing to do. I wish my husband had taken a few weeks, or even a few days, when our three children were born.
Child care is of primary interest to voting women.
Get the facts on the Family and Medical Leave Act Talk about work and family issues. To use public education and advocacy to promote fairness in the workplace, quality health care, and policies that help women and men meet the dual demands of work and family. Made sure that the ground-breaking Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 provided the first federal protection against genetic discrimination and prohibited the denial of health insurance to pregnant women and newborns with health problems. Wrote the first draft of the Family and Medical Leave Act in 1984 and led the fight for passage until it became law in 1993. Won one of the landmark cases that made sexual harassment illegal in 1977.