Melinda Gates On The Pressing Want For Paid Household Medical Depart | Forbes

The United States is one of the few countries that does not guarantee its citizens paid family vacations. As the coronavirus exacerbates long-standing problems with health care, education, and race and gender equality, demands for paid family vacations have increased. At the 2020 Forbes Power Women’s Summit, Melinda Gates talks about the benefits of paid family vacation and why the U.S. hasn’t implemented the policy.

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