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From: moiram@tektronix.UUCP (Moira Mallison )
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: WHO'S watching the kids
Message-ID: <5563@tektronix.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 5-Aug-85 13:38:08 EDT
Article-I.D.: tektroni.5563
Posted: Mon Aug  5 13:38:08 1985
Date-Received: Wed, 7-Aug-85 02:39:20 EDT
References: <580@ttidcc.UUCP> <357@timeinc.UUCP>
Reply-To: moiram@tektronix.UUCP (Moira Mallison )
Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR
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Summary: 

In article <357@timeinc.UUCP> greenber@timeinc.UUCP (Ross M. Greenberg) writes:
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>You're right -- we (men) haven't.  You (women) have: the issue
>of pregnancy is now a special case.  It used to be considered a 
>"disability". This was changed, and now maternity leave is a benefit.
>Certainly pregancy is not a disability, but the benefit of
>maternity leave comes with a certain cost.  

Is this really true?  As I posted before, there is no "maternity
leave" as such here at Tek.  There is a short term *disability*
available for a period of about six weeks;  it is under the same
terms as elective surgery: the woman is expected to return to 
work when the physician certifies that she is physically capable.

Beyond that, the woman may take an extended personal leave.  This is
available for men as well, and is under the same terms as any personal
leave.  The job is not guaranteed upon return to work.

Is this significantly different from other large corporations?

Moira Mallison
tektronix!moiram