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American University Washington College of Law

2011

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Book Review: Pregnant Pause: An International Legal Analysis Of Maternity Discrimination, Candace S. Kovacic-Fleischer Nov 2011

Book Review: Pregnant Pause: An International Legal Analysis Of Maternity Discrimination, Candace S. Kovacic-Fleischer

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Professor Kovacic-Fleischer reviewed Pregnant Pause, which collects legal documents relating to workplace discrimination with emphasis on maternity and paternity leave issues. The book suggests that the United States should provide paid maternity leave as most countries do and paternity leave as some countries do. No country provides women and men with equal amounts of paid family leave. Pregnant Pause explains that without maternity leave, women may lose jobs when they have a baby and/or may pay an economic “child penalty.” Pregnant Pause notes that depending on how much or little leave and pay is allocated to men, parental leave policies …