WASHINGTON -- After decades of worker gains in paid-leave benefits, employers are becoming more selective about granting maternity leave in an economic downturn.A Census Bureau analysis released Thursday shows that the share of women given time off for pregnancy, birth and child care has leveled off, with about half of working first-time mothers passing up paychecks to care for their newborns.Read More... More on Single Mothers

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    As child care cost continues to soar, women just keep falling further behind. It's a vicious cycle, where pay inequity begets more pay inequity.
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