Let the market, not government, determine leave policies

Feminists are celebrating New York State's recent move to establish a government-run paid family leave program for all workers, and they are fighting for a similar law in Massachusetts and at the national level. But those who value workplace flexibility and economic liberty shouldn't cheer; this one-size-fits-all "solution" will come with serious consequences for women both as workers and as taxpayers. Advocates of government-mandated family leave like to portray the United States as backward a

Feminists are celebrating New York State's recent move to establish a government-run paid family leave program for all workers, and they are fighting for a similar law in Massachusetts and at the national level. But those who value workplace flexibility and economic liberty shouldn't cheer; this one-size-fits-all "solution" will come with serious consequences for women both as workers and as taxpayers. Advocates of government-mandated family leave like to portray the United States as backward a…