Photo: Paul Sakuma, Associated Press

This op-ed was originally published in the San Francisco Chronicle, August 7, 2015.

Netflix’s decision to offer employees unlimited maternity or paternity leave for one year to care for a new baby has earned praise, especially because so few such policies exist in corporate America. As the U.S. is one of only three countries that do not mandate paid family leave, Netflix has really advanced the national conversation on the issue.

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