Internet Assignment: Of 173 nations surveyed by Harvard/McGill Universities in 2007, only five did not provide some form of paid leave to all new mothers: Lesoto, Liberia, Papua New Guinea, Swaziland, and the United States.

(a) Find out about an organization that advocates for or against such leave in the United States. What arguments do they give for their positions? Which is more persuasive?

(b) In 2002, California became the first state to enact a comprehensive paid family leave law. The National Partnership for Women and Families has drafted a bill for a similar law. Find out the current status of the any law or proposals in your state.*