Weneedtohelpeachotherifwearegoingtogrow.
AlongwithUNWomen, Iamissuingacalltoactionforcountries, companiesandinstitutionsgloballytostepupandbecomechampionsforpaidparentalleave. In 2017, provisionsforpaidparentalleavewereinonly 66 countriesoutof 190 UNmemberstates. IlookforwardtobeginningwiththeUNitselfwhichhasnotyetachievedparityandwhosepaidparentalleavepoliciesarecurrentlyupforreview. Oh, you’regoingtoseealotofme. Letusleadbyexampleincreatingaworldinwhichwomenandmenarenoteconomicallypunishedforwantingtobeparents.
Idon’tmeantoimplythatyouneedtohavechildrentocareaboutandbenefitfromthisissue – whetherornotyouhave – orwant – kids, youwillbenefitbylivinginamoreevolvedworldwithpoliciesnotbasedongender. Weallbenefitfromlivinginamorecompassionatetimewhereourneedsdonotmakeusweak, theymakeusfullyhuman.
Maternityleave, oranyworkplacepolicybasedongender, can – atthismomentinhistory – onlyeverbeagildedcage. Thoughitwascreatedtomakelifeeasierforwomen, wenowknowitcreatesaperceptionofwomenasbeinginconvenienttotheworkplace. Wenowknowitchainsmentoanemotionallylimitedpath. Anditcannot, bydefinition, servetherealityofaworldinwhichthereismorethanonetypeoffamily. Becauseinthemodernworld, somefamilieshavetwodaddies. Howexactlydoesmaternityleaveservethem?
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