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-square50fedilinkarrow-up1119arrow-down14
arrow-up1115arrow-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-square50fedilink
minus-squaresteeznson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 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-up4·3 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!