Parental Leave
latest news & developments
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
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
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
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
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