As income inequality has increased, life has become substantially more stressful for low- and moderate-income families than it is for high-income families, and prolonged exposure to such stress is literally killing people.

American Express says it will offer 20 weeks of paid leave to any U.S. employee of either gender who has a child through any means. Birth mothers will get an additional six to eight weeks of paid medical leave on top of that.

We spoke to Margaret Botney, senior communication consultant at Xerox HR Services, to learn more about what is being done and what else needs to happen to create comprehensive and inclusive transgender health care.