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44%
47%
Share of working adults
in Maryland estimated to
be eligible for and be
able to afford to take
unpaid leave under the
federal Family and
Medical Leave Act.
(Source: National Partnership www.nationalpartnership.org/our-work/economic-justice/family-friendly-america/maryland.html)
Average age of mothers
at their first live birth
Maryland
28
U.S.
27
26
25
24
23
$16,000
22
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2019
Amount working mothers lose annually because
of the wage gap between mothers and fathers.
(Source: National Women's Law Center https://nwlc.org/press-releases/mothers-lose-16000annually-to-the-wage-gap-nwlc-analysis-shows/)
SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Paid leave entitlements available to mothers in 2018
100%
Pay rate (% of reg.
Mexico
Mexico
Chile
hile
C
Lithuania
Lithuania
80
Turkey
Turkey
60
Japan
Japan
40
Pay rate
(% of
reg.
pay)
20
0
Estonia
tonia
Latvia
Latvia
C
Canada
anada
Korea
Korea
lovak
S
Slovak
Republic
Republic
U
nited
United
Kingdom
Kingdom
United
States
Uni d
Wee
0
Weeks
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
SOURCE: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development