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Comparative and Foreign Law

Journal

2019

World Economic Forum; Global Gender Gap; Labor Force Participation; wage equality; Economic Participation; Gender Parity; GDP; United States; New York State; United Kingdom; Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; FMLA; Employer Levy; Disability Insurance; Employment Law; Paid Parental Leave; Paid Family Leave; Maternity Leave; Paternity Leave; Index; Model; Pregnancy; Remuneration; Duration; Treaties; ILO; United Nations; Conventions; GDP; Discrimination; Gender Identities; Statutory Maternity Pay; Economic; Benefits; State; Federalism; Women; Mothers; Parents; Fathers

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Looking To The United Kingdom To Overhaul New York State’S Paid Family Leave Law And Close The Global Gender Gap, John Pietruszka Dec 2019

Looking To The United Kingdom To Overhaul New York State’S Paid Family Leave Law And Close The Global Gender Gap, John Pietruszka

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

The World Economic Forum estimates that mitigating gender-based disparities in the area of economic participation could lead to substantial economic benefits for the global economy. However, the international system of sovereign states requires this effort be piecemeal, as each state must set priorities to achieve greater gender parity within its own economic, political, and cultural contexts. The United States, by virtue of being the largest economy in the world by nominal GDP, undoubtedly has one of the largest roles to play in the effort to mitigate this global problem. Nonetheless, it lags behind other nation-states in several key areas that …