Only a few states provide paid leave that any worker can use when a child is sick. The result is that a mother with dependent children must patch together an unstable and unreliable network of caregivers in ways that sharply hamper her ability to succeed at her job and climb out of poverty.
没有哪个州提供廉价幼儿园、早教和弥补照顾时间不足的课外活动。只有少数几个州规定在孩子生病时任何员工都可以带薪休假。结果是要抚养孩子的母亲必须拼凑起不稳定也不可靠的几个照顾者，从而严重影响她脱贫和在工作上取得成功。