Paid Parental Leave Would Change Society: We Just Don’t Want It To

Jasmin Joseph
Nov 4 · 4 min read
Coco (1993) © Dana Lixenberg

Every year, the World Economic Forum produces their Global Gender Gap Report, which analyzes and ranks 149 countries on the basis of four dimensions critical to equality: economic participation and opportunity (earned-income and labor-force rates, gender ratios in professional work), educational attainment, health and survival and political empowerment. A “global index” of…

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Jasmin Joseph

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NY-born, LA-based writer. Allegedly writing an essay collection called Black Cowgirl. Allegedly. Twitter:@jazzyhuncho.

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