“The issue that really shocked her was the effect on women, who are waiting longer to have fewer children. The worst off, she found, were professional women who worked part-time because of family responsibilities.”
Three words-paid family leave.
Any thoughts?
Described as the BlogHer for an Australian context All for Women combines social networking, blogroll, product information, and news site covering issues from parenting issues to beauty and technology.
Leave Accounts: Win-Win Solution to Childcare
“It’s a good thing for our communities if working parents are able to take time out to spend with children. This should be the guiding principle for the Productivity Commission’s upcoming inquiry into paid maternity, paternity and parental leave. . . We think there should be a new policy option for parents: the creation of ‘leave accounts’ that roll up long service and annual leave into portable accounts that can be drawn down by parents for the first five years of a child’s life. More on this later – first let’s look at the problems to show why leave accounts would work for families, government and employers.”
An interesting opinion piece on some possible solutions to childcare problems and gender bias in workplace leave.
Red-letter day for woman fighting for sex workers’ rights
“AMONG the air chief marshals, cabinet ministers, departmental secretaries, academics, analysts and enthusiasts defining future threats to Australia’s security, Elena Jeffreys stood out.
That was due, partly, to her bright green-and-gold hair and, largely, to her role as president and summit representative of the Scarlet Alliance, which represents thousands of Australian sex workers.”
A surprising inclusion to the 2020 Summit but nice to see. Thoughts?
Red-letter day for woman fighting for sex workers’ rights
“AMONG the air chief marshals, cabinet ministers, departmental secretaries, academics, analysts and enthusiasts defining future threats to Australia’s security, Elena Jeffreys stood out.
That was due, partly, to her bright green-and-gold hair and, largely, to her role as president and summit representative of the Scarlet Alliance, which represents thousands of Australian sex workers.”
A surprising inclusion to the 2020 Summit but nice to see. Thoughts?
