ArticleMaternal and child health journal2020
Type and Lengths of Family Leave Among New York City Women: Exploring the Composition of Paid and Unpaid Leave.
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- Sociodemographic and occupational factors influencing pregnant workers' awareness and utilization of the New York City Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Association of Maternity Leave Characteristics and Postpartum Depressive Symptoms among Women in New York.Maternal and child health journal · 2024Article
- Maternal Labor Force Participation During the Child's First Year and Later Separation Anxiety Symptoms.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2023Article
- Paid maternal leave is associated with infant brain function at 3 months of age.Child development · 2022Article
- Racial/Ethnic Inequities in Paid Parental Leave Access.Health equity · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionPaid family leave (PFL) is an important protective policy mechanism to support the health of mothers and children and the economic security of families This paper explores the links of employment and demographic characteristics on leave type and lengths of overall, paid, and unpaid leave in a large city in the United States.
methodsUsing a sample of 601 women who worked during pregnancy from the 2016 New York City Work and Family Leave Survey, multinomial and linear regression models were used to assess disparities in the type and length of leave taking.
resultsWomen eligible for the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) have higher relative likelihood to take only paid leave (RRR = 6.588, p < 0.01). While Black women utilized 3.739 weeks of leave more than white women overall, holding all else constant (p < 0.1), this additional leave is composed of 4.739 more weeks of unpaid leave (p < 0.05). Shortened leave taking by women with less than a college degree is driven by fewer weeks of paid leave (p < 0.01). DISCUSSION: Using unique data from a survey of recent mothers in New York City, this study provides deeper understanding of disparities in the composition of leave. This study adds to the literature by identifying disparities in leave composition that are masked in consideration of total lengths of leave for Black women and those not eligible for FMLA protections. Given the consequences of short leave taking and reliance on unpaid leave, examination of leave composition is required to identify and address disparities.
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