Gender Discourse

The State of Paid Parental Leave in the U.S. in 2023

The United States, despite being a developed and affluent nation, lacks federal paid parental leave. In 2022, the Biden-Harris administration attempted to tackle this issue but faced a reduction in the proposed paid parental leave duration from twelve weeks to four weeks, which is still under consideration by Congress. As such, the efforts of states […]

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What Explains Women’s Earning Gap in the Twenty-First Century?

The earning gap between men and women can be explained by the birth of the first child. Claudia Goldin Beginning in the late nineteenth century, the advocacy for gender equality changed how organizations and the state approached women’s labor force participation. This transformation is reflected in the high rate of women’s educational attainment and promotion

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Paid Parental Leave: Is the United States Better Than Nigeria?

Women’s labor market participation in Africa and the West can be traced back to the impact of the second world war, feminism, and women’s emancipation movements. As a result of women’s labor market participation, families needed more time and hands to cater to childcare and eldercare since women’s tasks were no longer restricted to domestic

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Mothers: Unlearn the Definition of Motherhood You Saw Growing Up

I saw the words below in a JPEG format as a post on the Instagram handle of Mother Honestly (@motherhonestly). It’s time to unlearn the definition of motherhood you saw growing up. The one where a mother constantly breaks her back, without support. I loved it. I made a screenshot and shared it on my

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Slavery Still Exists: Understanding Modern Slavery

Those who are not familiar with conversations within the labor market, human rights, and migration studies might perhaps not be familiar with the term “modern slavery.” Modern slavery employs force and exploitation as a means of getting people to work or perform other actions. Badmus, Oladiran, and Badmus provide an extensive definition; to them it

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