Out of 168 countries surveyed by Jody Heymann, who teaches at both the Harvard School of Public Health and McGill University, the U.S. is one of only five without mandatory paid maternity leave—along with Lesotho, Liberia, Papua New Guinea, and Swaziland. —The Opt-Out Myth, by E. J. Graff From an economics standpoint, I’m not sure … Continue reading Stat of the Day: Paid Maternity Leave