Ikhefu lokuya kubeleka eUnited States: iinyani ekufuneka uzazile

Umxholo

• Iinyani zekhefu lokubeleka eMelika
• Iziphumo zemigaqo-nkqubo yekhefu lokuya kubantwana elisesikweni
• Ikhefu lokuya kubeleka asiloholide

Ngo-Epreli ka-2016, iNew York Post yapapasha inqaku elibizwa ngokuba "Ndifuna zonke izibonelelo zekhefu lokuya kubeleka - ngaphandle kokuba nabantwana." Yavelisa ingcamango "yobunzulu." Umbhali ucebisa ukuba abasetyhini abangenabo abantwana kufuneka bakwazi ukuthatha iholide zeeveki ezili-12 njengoomama abasebenza nabo.

Uninzi lwabantu luye lwaqonda ukuba eli nqaku lalenzelwe ukuba libengumbomboti wokunyusa incwadi yakhe. Ngelixa ndiqondayo ukuba yayiyinjongo leyo, eyona nto yayikwenzile yayikukukhanya ukuba ikhefu lokuya kubeleka e-United States aliqondwa kakuhle.

Ngaphambi kokuba ndibenam abantwana, bendisebenza kwinkampani yeFortune 100 kwaye bendicinga ukuba ikhefu lokuya kubeleka liholide entle yoomama abatsha. Ngapha koko, ndiqinisekile ngamanye amaxesha bendinomona kwaye ndide ndikhathazeke kuba kufuneka ndithathe umsebenzi owongezelelweyo.

Kwiminyaka yam engama-20, andizange ndizikhathaze ngezibakala ezimalunga nekhefu lokuya kubeleka. Bendingazi ukuba kunzima kangakanani ukuba nomntwana ndize ndinyanzelwe ukuba ndibuyele emsebenzini emva kweeveki ezili-12 ndingenaxesha lekhefu, usana olungalaliyo ubusuku bonke, iakhawunti yebhanki echithiweyo, kunye neemvakalelo zokuphazamiseka ngokweemvakalelo kwasemva kokubeleka. .

Okubi nangakumbi, ndandingazi ukuba imeko yomsebenzi wam yayingeyiyo eyesiqhelo kwaye ndandinethamsanqa kakhulu kuba ndaye ndafumana iiveki ezili-12 kunye nomvuzo omncinane. Eyona ndlela ilula yokulwa ne stereotype yekhefu lokuya kubeleka njengeholide yeeveki ezili-12 kukuqonda iinyani. Ke, masenze oko.

Iinyani zekhefu lokubeleka eMelika

Iipesenti ezingama-40 zabasetyhini abazifanelanga i-Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) enika iiveki ezili-12 zekhefu lomsebenzi elikhuselweyo, elingahlawulwanga, kwinqanaba lomdibaniso.

Kuphela li-12 leepesenti labasetyhini kwicandelo labucala abanalo naluphi na uhlobo lwekhefu lokubeleka elihlawulelweyo.

Akukho khefu lokuya kubeleka lihlawulelwayo - lishiyelwe amazwe ukuba afumanise.

Ekuphela kwamazwe anomgaqo-nkqubo osebenzayo yiCalifornia, Rhode Island, kunye neNew Jersey.

Iipesenti ezingama-25 zabasetyhini bayanyanzelwa ukuba babuyele emsebenzini kwisithuba seeveki ezi-2 zokuzalwa kokuxhasa iintsapho zabo.

I-United States kuphela kwelizwe elinengeniso ephezulu ukuba linganikeli ngekhefu lokuya kubeleka kwinqanaba lomdibaniso. Ikhefu elihlawulelwayo liqinisekisiwe kumazwe ali-178, iUnited States ayingomnye wabo.

Ndicinga ukuba wonke umntu angavuma ukuba ezi nyani zintle kwaye ziyaphoxa. Njengelizwe, asiphumelelanga ukuziqhelanisa noqoqosho olutshintshayo. Abasetyhini benza icandelo elibalulekileyo le-GDP yaseMelika. Ukuba abafazi bebengasebenzi, ngekhe sikwazi ukugcina imeko yethu yezoqoqosho. Ukuba abafazi bayaqhubeka nokukhetha ukuba neentsana okanye baqhubeke nokuba nabantwana abambalwa ngenxa yoxinzelelo lwezoqoqosho, sonke sisengxakini.

Kuya kufuneka sitshintshe incoko kwikhefu lokuya kubeleka ibe lilungelo kwaye siqale ukuxoxa ngezona ngxaki zokungalujongi njengelungelo lomntu.

Iziphumo zemigaqo-nkqubo yekhefu lokuya kubantwana elisesikweni

Mhlawumbi eyona nto iphazamisayo ngaphezu kwezibakala zizinto ezichaphazela ukungabikho komgaqo-nkqubo wekhefu lokuya kubasetyhini nakubantwana.

I-United States inelona zinga liphezulu lokusweleka kweentsana kumazwe angama-28 atyebileyo emhlabeni, eza nge-6.1 kuzo zonke i-1,000 zokuzalwa.

Izinga lokuzalwa eUnited States li-1.83 ngowesifazane ngamnye, irekhodi eliphantsi. Ukuba asibalondolozi abemi bethu, iya kuba nefuthe kwi-GDP nakwimeko yezoqoqosho.

Umfazi omnye kwabali-10 unengxaki yoxinzelelo lwasemva kokubeleka eMelika.

Kufuneka senze ngcono. Ngokuphindaphindiweyo sinyanzeliswa ukuba sijongane nenyaniso yokuba imigaqo-nkqubo yekhefu lokuya kubantwana ayiyiyo imigaqo-nkqubo yoluntu. Uninzi losapho eUnited States luxhomekeke kubafazi ukuze bafumane umvuzo, asinakho ukungahoyi iingxaki ezicacileyo nezibulalayo ezikhathaza bonke oomama ngaphandle kokuma kwezoqoqosho.

Ikhefu lokuya kubeleka asiloholide

Ikhefu lokubeleka liyimfuneko.

Ukubuyela umva kwinqaku malunga nobunzima, umbhali uthi ixesha abalichitha oomama kude needesika zabo kwikhefu lokubeleka linika oomama amandla okuba "bazifumane". Utsho ukuba ukukhetha kwakhe ukusebenza kade kungenxa yokuba ethatha ubuqhetseba kubomama asebenza nabo. Mhlawumbi elona qhinga liyingozi kukuba wonke umntu wasetyhini unokufikelela kwiiveki ezili-12 zokuhlawula. Akunjalo.

Ukucinga ukuba bonke abantu basetyhini banikwe amalungelo afanayo okubeleka kuyingozi. Nokuba bendikholelwa ekubeni bonke abantu basetyhini banelungelo leeveki ezili-12 zekhefu lomsebenzi elikhuselweyo. Kutheni le nto ibhinqa eliselula linokucinga ngenye indlela ngelixa yayingeyiyo into ekusafuneka ichaphazele yena? Abasetyhini kufuneka bayeke ukuba neentloni ngokuba nomsebenzi kunye nokuba nabantwana. Uqoqosho lwethu alunakuphila ngaphandle kokuba abafazi basebenze kwaye baqhubeke nokuzala abantwana kwisizukulwana esilandelayo. Inqanaba lokuzalwa sele liwele ngasemva koko kufunekayo ukugcina ilizwe njengoko kunjalo nanamhlanje. Masiyeke ukuthetha ngekhefu lokuya kubeleka njengeholide kwaye siqale ukuhlonipha abantu basetyhini abazala abantwana bexesha elizayo. Amanye amazwe amaninzi akwazile ukukuqonda oku. Kutheni singenako?