I agree. However our federal legislators are far from consideration for anything offering 12 months, or even six months paid family leave.
Right now we have zero federal paid family leave.
The Dems couldn’t pass their 12 paid family leave bill because they didn’t have enough votes and all the republicans voted against it. I think we should focus on trying to get 12 weeks federal leave, or something similar, and then try to increase that leave time for future elections.
I have also proposed a related bill. It’s probably still too liberal for the GOP, but I’m just throwing this out there because I truly believe in it. It offers 12 weeks paid maternal leave, with some kickbacks to fathers AND offers unpaid 8 hours off weekly for full time working parents, and flexibility for college students who are either working or are custodial parents.