It’s time to track parental leave participation alongside gender pay gap data
The best way to close the gender pay gap is by getting men to take parental leave, so that having a child doesn’t unfairly and solely disrupt the mother’s career.
More men have access to paid parental leave. So why aren’t they taking it?
Data shows 2023 has been a game-changing year for paid parental leave in Australia. But it also provides some hints about how stigma and entrenched workplace cultures might be holding men back from taking leave.
Why making breastfeeding hard hurts gender equity, workplaces and the economy
Breastfeeding is different from other care work: it can’t be redistributed, and shouldn’t be reduced, and it needs to be counted as such.
Want to boost the economy? Link parental leave payments to prior earnings
Increasing the rate of paid parental leave so it is tied to prior earnings could lead to better and fairer outcomes for Australian families.
Peter Strong: The government’s paid parental leave system encourages small businesses to break the law
Former CEO of COSBOA Peter Strong explains why, in his opinion, the paid parental leave payment process, is unnecessarily complicated.
Sharing caring: Why more Australian men need to opt for parental leave
Only 12% of those taking employer-paid ‘primary’ carer’s leave are men, according to the latest data for 2022 from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.
How small businesses can support new and expectant parents in three simple ways
One of the biggest ways you can support expectant and new parents in your business is to build a culture that puts their wellbeing front and centre. Best of all? It doesn’t cost a cent!
Employee well-being first: This employer now offers a generous fertility reimbursement
Organon has announced a raft of new employee policy measures today that looks to set a new benchmark on how employers can support the health of team members, and will likely encourage other companies to rethink what they offer.
Advocates push the envelope on paid parental leave before Senate inquiry
Advocates for parents and families appeared before a Senate Committee Inquiry on Monday, urging the government to lift its ambition on paid parental leave and look at extending it to 52 weeks by 2030.
