Pinterest, others show support for paid family leave on social media
TheSkimm’s #ShowUsYourLeave campaign is joined by Pinterest and others to highlight an important workplace issue.
As the movement to embrace comprehensive paid family leave gains momentum in the U.S., companies are beginning to institute—and advertise—their own leave policies.
In late 2021, digital media company theSkimm asked its readers to share their stories and experiences concerning paid family leave (or lack thereof). TheSkimm created a hashtag campaign, #ShowUsYourLeave, under which users are sharing everything from back-to-work horror stories to tales of how their employers supported them through times when family mattered more than work.
“As a nonpartisan company geared toward millennial women, theSkimm has always discussed issues impacting women in the workplace,” the company’s website states. “But, this isn’t just a women’s issue. We’re launching the #ShowUsYourLeave movement because not only do we need to get loud about the struggles we’re faced with in navigating new parenthood and how paid family leave, or lack thereof, has an impact, but we also need resources and solutions that we can utilize to create change together.”
The company also shared highlights from its own leave policy to its social media platforms using an easy-to-read graphic:
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