Ivanka Trump, who has positioned herself as a champion for the rights of working mothers, has her label’s clothes made by workers who receive no paid maternity leave.
“Gender is no longer the factor creating the greatest wage discrepancy in this country. Motherhood is,” Trump said at the Republican National Convention in July. “As a mother myself, of three young children, I know how hard it is to work while raising a family. And I also know that I’m far more fortunate than most. American families need relief. Policies that allow women with children to thrive should not be novelties. They should be the norm.”
Trump was evidently not passionate enough about the issue when she linked up with G-III Apparel Group, however. G-III, which has had the rights to design and distribute Trump’s clothing since 2012, does not offer its employees any paid maternity leave. It offers only the minimum time off required by law: twelve weeks of unpaid leave.
