Yesterday was Microsoft's annual meeting. No question was asked about the implementation of the 'at least 15 days of paid time off' requirement nor about the lack of specific paid maternity/paternity leave or the lack of paid company holidays (like Thanksgiving we just celebrated). We were unable to find Microsoft's shareholders willing to even ask such questions. Zero weeks is a documentary film about this issue. Here is the trailer. While it's important to push for legislation and a funding system that would cover every employee, it should be clear that many very wealthy corporations (like Microsoft) could easily afford to pay right away for paid family leaves. Why don't they? Because nobody asks them to! How long will it take for someone to speak up?
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