Moms deserve maternity leave, whether they are a teacher or not in my humble opinion...

Can we all just take a moment and re-visit the idea of "women's rights" in the workplace?  What do people think we have been talking about since the 1960's?  This is just one of many items, where progress has not been good enough.  You can thank Phyllis Schlafly, Ronald Reagan, and the GOP for fighting against women's rights for the last 40+ years...  Here, read this if you are skeptical:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/phyllis-schlafly-a-conservative-activist-has-died-at-age-92/2016/09/05/513420e2-73bc-11e6-be4f-3f42f2e5a49e_story.html

My wife is a teacher, so I empathize with teachers. But in the bigger picture, it is not just a benefit that teachers alone deserve.