FRANCES L. TELLER, National Board member, National Council of Jewish Women
<i> Compiled for The Times by Danica Kirka</i>
What has to happen is kind of an attitude shift. We ought to be talking about family-work relationships. The workplace has got to be more concerned about the welfare of the family. (The family leave bill’s) primary significance is that it is a first step.
Women represent more than 50% of the workplace. We have to be concerned about what’s happening to our children and the elderly.
With leave, employers have a better chance of recruiting people. (Employees) are more productive; they are more loyal. They need to be as flexible as possible.
This is a common ground, not an adversarial ground.