Why do you think it is so hard for anti-feminists to accept that feminists support *women* and *men* who's ultimate desire is to be married and a parent?
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was signed by President Clinton in 1993 and guarantees up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave for any of the following circumstances: the *employee's* own serious illness, to care for a child, to care for a spouse or parent with a serious medical condition, or to care for a newborn, newly adopted child or newly placed foster child.
FMLA applies to any worker, whether they are male or female, and NOW and many feminist organizations have supported FMLA for years. Why would anyone be against it? It supports working *families*, not just women or men. Here's more info about FMLA requirements, effects, and history:
http://www.dol.gov/esa/regs/compliance/whd/whdfs28.htm
http://www.nationalpartnership.org/site/DocServer/FMLAGuide5thedition02.pdf?docID=958
http://hr.cch.com/press/releases/absenteeism/default.asp
http://www.now.org/issues/family/fml
2007-07-07
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edith clarke
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Gender Studies