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Limpopo couple lodges civil action with labour department for equal parenting leave and benefits
National
/ 7 November 2022

Limpopo couple lodges civil action with labour department for equal parenting leave and benefits

Fathers argue that section 25 to 27 of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act is discriminatory because the leave is too little for them to participate in childcare

By Mandisa Ndlovu
Women’s job crisis fix found in the public purse
Business
/ 25 August 2022

Women’s job crisis fix found in the public purse

Nearly half of South African women are left out of the country’s labour force — and gender-friendly budgeting could fix that

By Sarah Smit
Excluded from the economy, but ‘women work all the time’
Business
/ 25 March 2022

Excluded from the economy, but ‘women work all the time’

More women than men are unemployed, partly because they are engaged in unpaid labour: caregiving, cooking and cleaning

By Anathi Madubela and Sarah Smit
Parental leave laws work against mothers and fathers
Opinion
/ 9 February 2022

Parental leave laws work against mothers and fathers

Women get 16 weeks of leave and men two weeks to look after their newborn. This drives women from work and prevents men from participating in child rearing

By Werner van Wyk
What do mothers really want?
Opinion
/ 7 May 2021

What do mothers really want?

A bunch of flowers on Mother’s Day expresses gratitude but mothers need more – recognise all their work, listen to them, include them in decision-making

By Julie Mentor and Rumbi Goredema Gӧrgens

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