A better system of Paid Parental Leave

As introduced by Alison Kitchen and Grant Wardell-Johnson, this report discusses recommendations for Australia to move to a model of gender equality for child-rearing, to replace the paid parental leave system.

Sharing parental responsibility more equally presents considerable personal and emotional advantages for mothers, fathers and children. We want to encourage an economy and society where both parents have the opportunity to have an ongoing, consistent attachment to the workforce while they have young children. Improving economic outcomes Rebalancing the distribution of work and care within families would also lead to a reduction in the gender pay gap, higher GDP through increased female wor...

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Authors: Alison Kitchen, Grant Wardell-Johnson

Published Date: 08 April 2021