Investors with $1.6 trillion in assets push Congress to back paid leave | Reuters

… The more than 100 investors, which include public pension funds, state treasurers and asset managers, said a paid leave policy would help to improve the U.S. economy and make the companies in which they hold shares perform better. "It's an economic security issue," said Wisconsin State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski. "We have seen through the pandemic that the U.S. not having this policy has taken women, for example, out of the workforce...

https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/investors-with-16-trillion-assets-push-congress-back-paid-leave-2021-09-28/