maternity leave

Almost 49% Of Start-ups Reduced Hiring Women Workers To Avoid Paying Paid Maternity Leaves

According to a March 2020 LocalCircle survey, 6 per cent businesses believe that there should not be any maternity leave allowance

Shreya Ganguly

Shreya Ganguly

Paradigm Shift: How the Gig Economy is Able to Empower Mompreneurs

The gig economy has enabled women to take up jobs during maternity leave and often continue to work from home to take care of their family needs

Sanjay Lakhotia

Sanjay Lakhotia

Most of the Best Countries for Working Parents Are in Europe

There is still plenty of room for improvement when it comes to protecting new parents and same-sex couples who want to adopt children.

Lily-Beth Thake

Lily-Beth Thake

Paid Parental Leave: Doing Well by Doing Good

What employers need to know about a benefit that helps pay for itself.

Lisen Stromberg

Lisen Stromberg

4 Areas That Need to Change for Women to Achieve Equality in Business

We need to remove the cultural expectations and policies that hold women back.

Beth Monaghan

Beth Monaghan

Calling All Expectant Entrepreneur Moms: Here's a New Way to Pay for Your Maternity Leave

Have you considered crowdfunding your childbirth leave? And why aren't more companies offering paid leave in the first place?

Sara Margulis

Sara Margulis

Mapping Out Maternity Leave: A Guide for Expecting Mothers in the Workplace

Four to six months prior to maternity leave, expecting mothers should consider doing the following to avoid anxiety and ultimately feel prepared.

Maureen Hoersten

Maureen Hoersten

#5 HR Policies that Must Be Tweaked to Retain Diligent Women Workforce

Entrepreneur spoke to Shalini Natraj, Senior Director, Human Resources, Target India on some of the key policy changes that could be implemented to ease things for women at work.

Sneha Banerjee

Sneha Banerjee

Getting Back to Work Post Maternity Break Remains a Social Phenomena in India

Women workforce comprise between 25 percent to 40 percent of the total employee strength at Indian companies today, depending on the industry.

Sneha Banerjee

Sneha Banerjee

Entrepreneurs Get to Take Maternity Leave, Too.

Time spent preparing to be away from the office -- including learning to delegate -- changed one new mom's perspective on everything business.

Corri McFadden

How to Calculate the Right Parental Leave Policy

Do this right, and you'll have employees who are happy, loyal and productive.

Heather R. Huhman

Heather R. Huhman

Did Mark Zuckerberg Really Take 'Paternity Leave?'

Facebook's founder is back at work after a high-profile respite. It's worth asking if he ever truly left.

Ray Hennessey

Ray Hennessey