New mom Naomi Osaka is partnering with Bobbie to introduce a grant to support paid leave for new parents.
Naomi Osaka has officially returned to tennis from maternity leave, but not without acknowledging and showing her support for the roughly
She continues, “I’m proud of myself for continuing to chase my dreams while also being a mom. And I recognize that I’m fortunate to have the support to return to work this month on my own terms, in my own time. So many American parents don’t have that choice. But we [all] deserve it.”
Osaka explains that she’s partnering with Bobbie to speak up about the lack of federal paid leave and to advocate for new parents nationwide. She’s also throwing her support behind a federal paid family leave plan which, if passed, would grant 12 mandatory weeks of paid leave and job protection, and guarantee a minimum monthly benefit of $580 for American families.
In the meantime, Osaka and Bobbie are looking to help families now by launching the N.O. Support Grants, which will award $580 each to 50 families who apply.
“It’s not a solution, but it’s a start,” writes Osaka.” I hope you will join me in getting loud about this issue on behalf of all new parents in America.”
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