A working parent is one who is both employed in the workforce and performs duties as a childcare provider. Women now make up about half our workforce and more than 70% of these workers are mothers of children under the age of 18. In addition to earning substantially less than women who are childless, working mothers face additional challenges. Some must explain to employers their reasons for being absent, late or working from home when their child is sick or has a snow-day. Some say that although mothers have flourished in work environments, women still feel pressure from stereotypical gender assumptions of being the prime care-takers of children. If true, this pressure is manifested in the time schedules of most working moms, for whom personal time and space are rare luxuries. Most would agree it is very difficult balancing the demands of a job with those of a family. Job requirements, work-related events, and travel often conflict with the demands of maintaining a household, helping with homework, nursing an ill child, or attending school, sports and family activities. Advocates say flexible working hours make a big difference to working moms.

Proposed legislation: Reintroduction of S.247 - Working Families Flexibility Act of 2021
Prospective Sponsor: Sen. Mike Lee (UT)

• I oppose reforming current working moms policy and wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Leader John Thune (SD).
• I support amending the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 by allowing private sector employers to offer employees the option to accrue compensatory time off (comp time) at a rate of 1.5 hours for each overtime hour worked, instead of receiving immediate overtime pay, providing greater flexibility for employees to manage their work schedules around family needs while still ensuring they are compensated for extra hours worked; this option would be voluntary for both employers and employees, with protections against employer coercion regarding comp time usage
  
  And wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Sen. Mike Lee (UT) and/or to an advocate group currently working with this issue.