America’s Biggest Employers Should Do More To Support Families | Opinion [Video]

We keep a communal pack-and-play at our office in the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C. It makes life easier for the mothers who work here, a small decision that sends a loud message: “We support working parents, and we welcome babies.” When women who work at EPPC return from the paid maternity leave that our organization offers, their infants often become part of our community. No one bats an eye when babies and toddlers bob up on Zoom calls or in the office halls. It is normal for female staff and scholars to arrive at work retreats with a baby in tow, and fathers often come along to care for their children as needed.

At EPPC we are trying to live out the commitment to supporting families and children that we promote through our scholarship. But judging by a new report we’ve authored surveying the family policies of …