Motherhood and Career Collide

Finland's new parental leave policy allots both parents 160 days’ parental allowance, with one parent able to transfer up to 63 days to the other. There will be an allowance period of 40 days for the final stage of pregnancy and six allowance days per week, with total amount of days for parents amounting to more than 14 months.

Parents can use their allowance days up until the child reaches the age of two, and can split the leave up into four parts. Only the pregnancy allowance days will have to be used in a single continuous period, starting 14 to 30 days before the estimated date of birth. If a child has only one parent, they are entitled to an allowance of 320 working days.
Join us as we discuss the details of this new reform, how Finland is able to pay for this in comparison to U.S. structures along with the landscape of America's parental leave policy.
Resources:

• Vero Skatt: Social and Health Insurance Contributions
• The World ‘Has Found a Way to Do This’: The U.S. Lags on Paid Leave
• Parental Leave Pushed Forward In Yet Another Country — Can The U.S. Be Next

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A lot has transpired in the past week. As Biden presents his Build Back Better Bill to Congress, there have been a lot of negotiations about what can remain in the bill and what should be removed. As of 72 hours ago (just after we recorded this episode), Paid Family Leave was removed from the bill.
BUT!!!!
This isn’t over.
Here’s how YOU can step in, take control, and get this back in the bill:
1. Email Congress! Enter your information - based on your zip code, it will automatically send a letter regarding your support for paid leave directly to your state representative. It takes less than 2 minutes.
2. Share your maternity leave stories. The nitty gritty - the stuff that will make these Senators squirm. Time to gross out some old men (43 to be exact, with an average age of 64) and make them feel super uncomfortable while reminding the 8 women who clearly forgot... Tag us and/or @paidleaveus
3. Tag #savepaidleave on social media so Washington understands how important this is to each and every person out there.
4. Join the Rally in Washington, DC with Senator Gillibrand this Tuesday, November 2. More info here.
References:

• PL+US
• The Hill
• The World Has 'Found a Way to Do This' : The U.S. Lags on Paid Leave

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Coming back to the root of why we created this podcast: When motherhood and career collides over and over again within a week. Join Ashley and Kimberly as they break down navigating a challenging week as career moms.

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Motherhood can get a bit crazy and may feel like you're drinking from a fire hose. This week Kimberly and Ashley talk about integrating the social calendars, sports, school responsibilities, etc of the whole family. They break down aspects of motherhood that have framed our mindsets. How do we stay present when we're constantly anticipating the next step, event, meal... ? They answer this question and so much more.

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Dr. Veronica Eyo, LCSW, EdD is a licensed clinical social worker who provides individual and couples therapy to support the treatment of depression, anxiety, relational issues, grief/loss, perinatal mood, and anxiety disorders. In order to provide the most meaningful change, she utilizes a collaborative approach to best accomplish your goals. She specializes in working with mothers - our favorite type of person!
Join us as we talk to Dr. Veronica about transitions with our kids as they enter the school year. How do we manage their feelings and ours? Dr. Veronica has some incredible pearls to best engage with our children after school.
https://www.drveronicalcsw.com/

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