Every four years, the Olympics captivates the nation with thrilling achievements and stunning successes in competitive athletics. There might not be medals involved, but the world of paid leave has seen its own share of riveting developments recently, including new initiatives, expanded types of leave, and advanced benchmarking tools.

To take a deep dive into some of the latest leave-related activity and data, host Josh Seidman is joined by Michelle Feit and Jesse Matton from the National Partnership for Women & Families, a nonprofit organization that advocates for equality for all women, and strives for enhanced quality of life for families. Together they explore stories and developments involving leave and equality coming out of the Paris Olympics, the National Partnership’s ongoing “Leading on Leave Index” – a benchmarking initiative covering a wide range of leave types, lengths, issues, industries, sectors, and trends as voluntarily reported by private employers – and the latest paid leave activity at the federal level, including current challenges and what might break the logjam on this topic in the coming years.