Posts Tagged ‘ParentalLeaveEquality’
New study finds little has changed for fathers working flexibly to ‘share the care’ over the last decade
It may come as no surprise to many, but recent research by the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) has shown that not much changes in a dad’s employment situation even with the shift in family life when children are born – but mothers’ employment changes considerably. The AIFS have today released a media release…
Read MoreFlexibility: the answer to retaining talented female leaders
It’s International Flexible Working Day on May 22, and Parents At Work CEO Emma Walsh interviewed the day’s founder, Vanessa Vanderhoek, on how the day was created and why her advocacy behind flexible working is so important. Vanessa started Flexible Working Day three years ago, as a day ‘to showcase and celebrate the benefits of…
Read MoreFlexibility attracts talent – the JustMums Recruitment Annual Survey Results 2018
Lack of workplace flexibility is a major reason why working mums seek to change their roles, a recent survey by Just Mums Recruitment has shown. A huge 73% of working mums who were surveyed said they were wanting a new role because their current one ‘lacked flexibility’, and of that 73%, 41% were looking to…
Read MoreDads overcoming the barriers in the workplace to taking parental leave
Research conducted by an advocacy group for working parents found 53 per cent of fathers felt their workplace was not supportive of them taking parental leave. Why is this? A new ABC article takes a look at the reasons behind men’s low uptake of parental leave – including the few leave options available to men in…
Read MorePaid Parental Leave: How the two major parties compare
The ABC takes a look at paid parental leave and proposed changes in the upcoming election in their recent audio news report, ‘Paid Parental Leave: How the two major parties compare‘. Currently, parents get access to the government Paid Parental Leave Scheme set up in 2011, which gives the primary carer 18 weeks’ leave if…
Read MoreWho Said Men Don’t Want To Take Parental Leave?
It’s time to think radically about parental leave equality “There’s every reason to want men’s parental leave to be a mirror of women’s parental leave. And there’s every reason to believe it will never happen” according to Girard Dorney, HRM Online article last month Parental Leave for Men is a Great Thing We May Never…
Read MoreLaunch of APLEN – The Advancing Parental Leave Equality Network
Last month Parents At Work launched APLEN – the Advancing Parental Leave Equality Network – in collaboration with the Embassy of Sweden, the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA), and a number of major corporates, researchers and industry experts. APLEN is the new parental leave equality network that will continue the conversation about creating more gender equal workplaces…
Read MoreWhy I’m ditching the super parent fantasy in 2019
January brings relaxing times and quieter days for some but not all. For parents of young kids and babies, the family tempo may have reduced marginally from manic sprint to marathon jog. But it’s unlikely your ‘holiday’ was filled with breezy afternoons napping, swimming, and relaxing unencumbered by the ties of responsibility. You had kids…
Read MoreWhy we do what we do: the Parental Leave Equality campaign 2018
As we look back on this busy and jam-packed year, we’re feeling a little proud of Parents At Work. Much of our effort this year has been campaigning to get the message of #ParentalLeaveEquality out there – and we know from our work with employers that we have paved the way for introducing better…
Read MoreDads care too – recognising the rights and needs of fathers as carers
It’s 70 years today since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights – it’s a day to reflect, as a global community, that we must continue to strive for the advancement of human rights for all. This year, Parents At Work has been advocating for #ParentalLeaveEquality. It’s about equally supporting both mothers and fathers to enable…
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