New York
Ali’s Story
I work for myself as does my husband…and politically and personally we believe that the good treatment of mothers is a human rights issue.
Jennifer’s Story
“…when my child is sick my partner and I have to argue about who’s going to take time off of our jobs to take care of him.”
Loren’s Story
“I experienced poverty for the first time…for someone with an Ivy League education, someone with a lot of privilege…a lot of work experience, and is just struggling to stay afloat, I couldn’t imagine what is was like for other families…”
Dani’s Story
I have a caretaker for my kids who also has kids and so asking her to spend more time away from her children just makes me uncomfortable.
Jill’s Story
My twins came prematurely…and they were in the hospital for four weeks and I was supposed to be back at six [weeks].
Cynthia’s Story
I wound up going on bed rest and using up all of my saved up vacation and sick leave before I even went on maternity leave…I wound up going 7 more months without income than I had planned on.
Jennifer’s Story
…we figured out that if I didn’t get paid maternity leave we would not be able to afford to live in New York…
