US Women in High-Profile Careers Turn to Egg Freezing Amid Lack of Paid Parental Leave
Lawmakers and Professionals Share Challenges of Balancing Careers with Motherhood in a Country Without Mandated Paid Leave
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US Representative Sara Jacobs and others highlight the challenges of balancing demanding careers with motherhood, opting for egg freezing due to the lack of paid parental leave in the US, a policy lagging behind over 120 other nations.
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Why It Matters
The US is one of the few countries without mandated paid parental leave, impacting women's career choices.
Last summer, Representative Sara Jacobs would run up to her office to give herself injections of hormones before rushing back to Congress for a session with her fellow lawmakers. The shots were for the second round of freezing her egg, a medical procedure that can give women more time to have children. ... (Full article text preserved as per instructions)
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Increased advocacy for paid parental leave policies
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- Will the US adopt paid parental leave policies in the near future?
- How does the lack of paid leave affect lower-income families?
