Caroline Paulsen, Chapter 5, Question 3

One problem that was brought up in this chapter was maternity leave. Although I knew that maternity leave can lead to discrimination against women when they are being hired, I didn't realize that some women take advantage of it by taking the paid maternity leave and then quitting their jobs. Also, because some women take advantage of maternity leave, other women who wouldn't are negatively impacted by it during the hiring process. Charles Wheelan presents a solution to this problem, which is that employers would offer a refundable maternity package that women could keep if they came back to work or return if they decided to quit their jobs. This solution seems like it would be successful, since it would keep women from taking advantage of maternity leave benefits and it would prevent other women from being discriminated against (to the same extent) in the hiring process.