Parental Leave Equality
Why Norton Rose Fulbright is Making Parental Leave for Men Easier than Ever
How law firms can embrace being family-friendly There’s no doubt that for many of those who pursue a career in law it has often meant having to make a choice between investing in work over family life – and the impact of this choice differs starkly by gender. For men, it usually means sacrificing family…
Read MoreLiberating Men From Boardrooms to Playgrounds – Why we need an urgent rethink on parental leave in Australia
The ‘maternity leave’ debate is alive and kicking almost ten years on since the introduction of the government’s first paid parental leave scheme. But this time, it’s not about mums taking leave – it’s about dads. And rightly so. ABC journalist, presenter and author of ‘The Wife Drought’, Annabel Crabb, recently published her Quarterly Essay,…
Read MoreRevealed: Dual-Career Couples struggling to strike a work/family balance
Picture this – it’s Monday morning, the juggle has begun. There’s a need to be in office for a team meeting kicking off at 8.30am, your partner is in the same boat. It’s a 45-minute journey to work, there are two kids to get to school plus pre-school and drop off and pick up to…
Read MoreBusiness Leaders Event Launching Kiwi Dads Exhibition for Parental Leave Equality in Auckland Today
Today, Parents At Work officially launched the Kiwi Dads Photograph Exhibition in partnership with Global Women and The Embassy of Sweden. It was another inspiring and thought-provoking event with a range of representatives from all aspects of our community including government and our corporate business community. Exhibited alongside the original and award winning Swedish Dads…
Read MoreQBE makes history as first NZ company with gender-equal, flexible paid parental leave
QBE has placed itself at the forefront of family friend organisations with its new parental leave policy. The company has become the first organisation in New Zealand to adopt a gender-equal, flexible paid parental leave policy, in line with its endeavour to create an inclusive workplace. The new policy, called ‘Share the Care’, removes the…
Read MoreKiwi Dads exhibition aims to support men taking Parental Leave
Press Release: Kiwi Dads photographic exhibition showcases need for equal access to parental leave Swedish Dads and Kiwi Dads photographs celebrate stay-at-home fathers New Zealand, 31 August 2019: Kiwi Dads, a new public photographic exhibition and campaign to promote equal access to paid parental leave, launches on September 5 at Westfield Newmarket in Auckland. Inspired…
Read MoreING Make Parental Leave Equality History as First Australian Bank to Remove Primary / Secondary Carer Labels
“By acknowledging that no two families are the same and that all parents deserve equal entitlements and flexibility, we hope to normalise the process of taking leave, particularly for those once considered secondary carers.” Melanie Evans – Head of Retail Bank, ING Australian working families have spoken, and the majority want equal parental leave for…
Read MoreConsult Australia Male Champions of Change – Making a Difference to Parental Leave Equality
“Improving the representation of women, and enabling their positive lived experience, is not something we can do alone. It takes an industry approach to attract and empower women in engineering and associated professions.” Peter Chamley Chair, Arup Australasia On 13 August, the Consult Australia Male Champions hosted their annual progress report launch and industry lunch. The…
Read MoreImplementing Progressive Parental Leave Policies – An Interview with Diageo
Diageo have recently placed themselves as firm leaders in the parental leave equality realm, with an updated parental leave policy that offers 26 weeks of paid leave to all new parents. This encompasses anyone that has a new baby, including adoptive or surrogate. Impressively, it is also open to any employee, regardless of their time…
Read More‘It wouldn’t be good for your career’: Why dads need Parental Leave Equality
“The use of parental leave by fathers and male partners in Australia is very low by global standards,” CEO of Parents at Work Emma Walsh says. “We lag [behind] the [rest of the] world on Paid Parental Leave. Not only was Australia one of the last countries to introduce a policy, but we currently offer…
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