GreatAlbatross@feddit.ukM to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 3 months agoCampaigners tie baby slings to statues in call for better UK paternity leavewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square45fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkCampaigners tie baby slings to statues in call for better UK paternity leavewww.theguardian.comGreatAlbatross@feddit.ukM to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square45fedilink
minus-squaresteeznson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoIf they made paternity leave an equivalent length of time - and mandatory - then they could resolve a lot of the discrimination women face in the middle of their career when employers assume they will disappear on mat leave and withhold promotions.
minus-squareGreatAlbatross@feddit.ukOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoThat’s a pretty awesome idea, I’m not going to lie!
If they made paternity leave an equivalent length of time - and mandatory - then they could resolve a lot of the discrimination women face in the middle of their career when employers assume they will disappear on mat leave and withhold promotions.
That’s a pretty awesome idea, I’m not going to lie!