abstract: 'To describe a range of employment benefits, including maternity and

  other paid leave, afforded to working women with infants; and to examine

  the geographic, socio-demographic correlates of such benefits to inform

  the workplace policy agenda in the US. Using data from the Listening to

  Mothers II Survey, a national sample of English-speaking women who gave

  birth in 2005, we conducted multivariable linear and logistic regression

  analyses to examine the associations between socio-demographic factors

  and employment leave variables (paid maternity, sick and personal

  leave). Forty-one percent of women received paid maternity leave for an

  average of 3.3 weeks with 31 \% wage replacement. On average women took

  10 weeks of maternity leave and received 10.4 days of paid sick leave

  and 11.6 days of paid personal time per year. Women who were

  non-Hispanic Black, privately insured, working full-time, and from

  higher income families were more likely to receive paid maternity leave,

  for more time, and at higher levels of wage replacement, when

  controlling for the other socio-demographic characteristics.

  Race/ethnicity, family income and employment status were associated with

  the number of paid personal days. Currently, the majority of female

  employees with young children in the US do not receive financial

  compensation for maternity leave and women receive limited paid leave

  every year to manage health-related family issues. Further, women from

  disadvantaged backgrounds generally receive less generous benefits.

  Federal policy that supports paid leave may be one avenue to address

  such disparities and should be modified to reflect accepted

  international standards.'
affiliation: Shepherd-Banigan, M (Corresponding Author), Univ Washington, Dept Hlth
  Serv, Seattle, WA 98195 USA.
author: Shepherd-Banigan, Megan and Bell, Janice F.
author-email: msb23@uw.edu
author_list:
- family: Shepherd-Banigan
  given: Megan
- family: Bell
  given: Janice F.
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1007/s10995-013-1264-3
eissn: 1573-6628
files: []
issn: 1092-7875
journal: MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH JOURNAL
keywords: 'Maternal employment; Family health; Workplace policies;

  Socio-demographic disparities'
keywords-plus: 'PARENTAL LEAVE; MATERNAL EMPLOYMENT; CHILD HEALTH; POLICIES; TIME;
  CARE;

  FAMILY'
language: English
month: JAN
number: '1'
number-of-cited-references: '26'
orcid-numbers: Shepherd-Banigan, Megan/0000-0002-4020-8936
pages: 286-295
papis_id: c0880104966e9af87295cfe51c3d6195
ref: Shepherdbanigan2014paidleave
researcherid-numbers: Shepherd-Banigan, Megan/Q-6687-2019
times-cited: '35'
title: Paid Leave Benefits Among a National Sample of Working Mothers with Infants
  in the United States
type: Article
unique-id: WOS:000329249600031
usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
usage-count-since-2013: '36'
volume: '18'
web-of-science-categories: Public, Environmental \& Occupational Health
year: '2014'