{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5f39899df283e164bd03d979/5f3989bf2a9d1448bb342a90?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Paid Leave: What are the consequences? Does it really benefit working mothers?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5f39899df283e164bd03d979/5f3989bf2a9d1448bb342a90.jpg?height=200","description":"Would a government paid-leave program in the U.S. be the magic cure-all for all workers - particularly expectant mothers? Hadley Heath Manning, senior policy analyst at IWF, talks with Carrie Lukas, managing director at IWF, about what paid-leave advocates ignore in the work-family balance debate. Lukas, a working mother of five, highlights the negative consequences that arise from top-down, one-size-fits-all government programs - like paid leave - and how they particularly mean trouble for women in the workforce.","author_name":"Independent Women's Forum"}