Should Jewish Workplaces Be More Family-Friendly?
#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}if(zs>0){zSB(3,3)}else{gEI(“spacer”).style.display=’none’;gEI(“sidebar”).style.display=’none’} A recent study by AWP (Advancing Women Professionals and the Jewish Community) uncovered an ironic reality: despite Judaism’s emphasis on creating Jewish families, few Jewish workplaces are family-friendly. As Forward writer Gabrielle Birkner writes, although “women make up about three-quarters of the Jewish communal work force… few Jewish organizations have formal policies that guarantee access to paid maternity leave and flexible work arrangements – and fewer still offer paid paternity leave.” Organizations that do offer paid paternal leave often make only a limited amount of time available to new parents – forcing them to make ends meet by using up vacation and/or sick days. AWP’s study revealed that only 35% of Jewish organization
#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}if(zs>0){zSB(3,3)}else{gEI(“spacer”).style.display=’none’;gEI(“sidebar”).style.display=’none’} A recent study by AWP (Advancing Women Professionals and the Jewish Community) uncovered an ironic reality: despite Judaism’s emphasis on creating Jewish families, few Jewish workplaces are family-friendly. As Forward writer Gabrielle Birkner writes, although “women make up about three-quarters of the Jewish communal work force… few Jewish organizations have formal policies that guarantee access to paid maternity leave and flexible work arrangements – and fewer still offer paid paternity leave.” Organizations that do offer paid paternal leave often make only a limited amount of time available to new parents – forcing them to make ends meet by using up vacation and/or sick days. AWP’s study revealed that only 35% of Jewish organization
