For women with spouses who have serious medical issues, access to paid family leave reduces the likelihood that they leave work, according to a new study.
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For women with spouses who have serious medical issues, access to paid family leave reduces the likelihood that they leave work, according to a new study.
![Miranda Griswold cuddles her three-year-old, Rhys, before bedtime at their Merced home on July 8, 2021. “Six weeks is nothing,” Griswold said of the current family leave allotment. “It’s barely time to recover [from C-section] and on top of navigating breast feeding.” Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters](https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/070821_FamilyLeave_AW_sized_08.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1)
