My latest article in The Monthly looks at women already fighting on the front line. Read article
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Why it’s (still) so hard and what some women in the US are doing to address the dilemma. Practical solutions Starting on January 1, the federal government’s paid parental leave scheme came into effect. Australia was the second-last nation in the developed (and not so-developed) world to introduce this most necessary adjunct to working women’s lives. The United States is now the only country to not have such a scheme. Federal Labor promised to end the “double drop off” with 260 new childcare centres located in school grounds. Last month they abandoned that promise – and raised the cost of child care, even though Treasury has proved to them that affordable quality child care is an essential pre-requisite to women being able to return to [...] Many of the American women fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan are mothers, often single-parents, and they pay a high price for their careers – so do their children. Read the article from the New York Times Media Release 10 May 2009 The Rudd Government will deliver an historic Paid Parental Leave (PPL) scheme to support Australian families and prepare Australia for the economic and social challenges of the future. This government-funded scheme will provide the primary carer with 18 weeks post-natal leave, paid at the adult federal minimum wage (currently $543.78 [...] |
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