Parental Leave

Navigating parental leave policies can feel like an unsolveable puzzle, but the benefits are real. Motherly is here for you with advice and essays from real mamas.

News

Oregon just passed the most generous paid family leave law in the U.S.

Parental Leave

Connecticut’s governor just signed the best paid leave plan in America

Parental Leave

Don’t underestimate the way paid paternity leave benefits moms, babies and companies

Parenting

No country is on target for gender equality—and that’s hurting mothers, especially

Celebrity News

Connecticut’s new paid leave plan is amazing

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Parental leave policies need to recognize all parents

Parental Leave

A letter to my daughters the night before I go back to work from maternity leave

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I only have 2 weeks left before my maternity leave ends

Parental Leave

Going back to work after maternity leave hurts—but these 5 things made it a little easier

Parental Leave

Going back to work from maternity leave was so hard, I put it off

Parental Leave

Sen. Tammy Duckworth is using her own pregnancy to champion paid leave for moms ?

News

Walmart is offering paid leave to all parents who are full-time employees

Parental Leave

New York is requiring 12 weeks of paid family leave 👏

Parental Leave

These are the laws for maternity + paternity leave around the world

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Wish list: for all dads to get Mark Zuckerberg’s paternity leave

Parental Leave

I love my job—but coming back to work from maternity leave still hurts

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Dad’s short paternity leave breeds resentment—but you already knew that

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How to ease into being a ‘working mom’ during maternity leave

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Working Until Your Water Breaks

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5 sure-fire ways to make the most of your maternity leave

Pregnancy

From maternity leave to #momboss: How to make the transition painless

Parental Leave

A C-section, 8 weeks of mat leave + a new baby later, I’m back at work

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Harvard researchers say this is the ideal parental leave policy

Parental Leave

The real-life benefits of paternity leave—proven by Amazon

Parental Leave

Dear America—ALL parents deserve paid leave

Pregnancy

What’s Trump’s Family Leave Plan all about?

Parental Leave

10 reasons I’m not that sad about going back to work, TBH

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To the mama on her first day back at work after maternity leave

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Why Every Mom Deserves Maternity Leave

Work & Motherhood

‘I’m still mama’: 5 encouraging mantras for working moms returning from maternity leave

Parental Leave

The out-of-office message you want to put up when you’re on maternity leave (but won’t)

Pregnancy

7 strategies to survive unpaid maternity leave