CBS Sneers: U.S. Worse Than Papua Micronesia on Maternity Leave

Scott Whitlock | August 6, 2015
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[See NewsBusters for more.] On Wednesday, the journalists on CBS Evening News complained about the United States's maternity polices and unfavorably compared America to countries such as Micronesia and Tonga. Anchor Scott Pelley noted Netflix's decision allow a year of leave. Reporter Jim Axelrod then chided, "The U.S. is the only western developed country not requiring companies to offer paid maternity leave, joining countries like Papua New Guinea, Micronesia, and Tonga."  Axelrod featured Morgan Baden, a vice president at Scholastic, to complain, "I personally think that's a travesty. I think the U.S. could do so much more in valuing motherhood." Of course, there are a few obvious differences between America and these countries. 

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