Nluva4eva02 wrote:
ok but maternity leave isn't perk for women who have kids just because the gov't likes women with kids better. There is an actual reason for it. It's like any other gov't program or company policy. If you don't qualify for it, you don't get it. I don't know that just seems ridiculous to me. You shouldn't get a six month break from work for no reason.

Reason for maternity leave? Shit, slaves used to give birth (sometimes in the field) and strap their newborn on their backs as they continued to work. The months allowed by many jobs is overkill if "necessary" at all. Maybe they could give the same paid leave to those that choose to have surgical procedures (ie lifts, bypasses and such).