Take, for example, what might be called the Ivanka plank of the Trump platform.
With his daughter Ivanka’s influence, Trump has pledged to finally remove the United States from the two-member club of countries that do not guarantee paid maternity leave. (Right now it’s us and Papua New Guinea.) His plan would require six weeks of paid leave to new mothers.
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Trump also promised to make child care and eldercare more affordable, through tax breaks.
His plans promoting “equal pay for equal work” have not yet been fleshed out. But his daughter and trusted adviser has repeatedly assured voters that he is committed to this end as well.
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