Old Habits Die HardStudy: More Men Are Availing Paternity Leave, but Women Still Bear the Burden of Housework, Parenting ...paternity leave at full pay for new fathers. A similar trend as observed in the study can be traced in India; in the absence of a state-sponsored paternity leave policy,... By Pallavi Prasad
Keeping Poor CompanyIndia Ranks Low in Global Analysis of Paternity Leave ...fathers are not entitled to take paid paternity leave. Most notably, the US, India, and China did not have any laws requiring paid leave for fathers. On UNICEF’s interactive map,... By Urvija Banerji
No KiddingStudy: Paternity Leave Improves Women’s Postpartum Health ...Paternity leave, especially flexible paternity leave, is essential to mothers’ postpartum good health. Prior to 2012, Sweden ensured 16 months of paid leave per child, of which either parent could... By Liesl Goecker
First StepWest Bengal Eyes Extended Paternity Leave for Government Employees The West Bengal government has announced its intention to lengthen paternity leave for government employees and employees of government facilities. If approved, the amount of time at home new fathers... By The Swaddle Team
Absent ParentMen More Likely to Receive Pay for Parental Leave than Women: Report Per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 89% of companies don’t offer paid maternity or paternity leave. Currently, the U.S. is the only developed country in the world without a... By Anubhuti Matta
Study: Same‑Sex Male Couples Receive Less Parental Leave Than Other Couples ...involvement. India, unfortunately, an OECD partner country that currently only provides 26 weeks of paid maternity leave and weeks of paid paternity leave in the private sector. (While two weeks... By Pallavi Prasad
all agesLonger Parental Leave Linked to Better School Performance ...lengths of leave.) Austria has one of the most generous parental leave policies in the world. While only six months of paid maternity leave still puts India among the top... By The Swaddle Team
cultureEpic Reactions to New Maternity Benefits Act ...child?” – Janaka “Why are we only talking about maternity and paternity leave? How about family leave or caregiver leave? Seriously, let’s not forget the father’s brothers!” – Lakshman Only... By The Swaddle Team
More Mom BurdensMaharashtra Extends Maternity Leave for Government Employees to 360 Days ...Gandhi’s. “Paternity leave can be considered only if, once the woman goes back to work after her 26 weeks of leave, we find that men are availing their sick leave... By Urvija Banerji
F@#%ing FinallyZomato First Company in India to Roll Out Gender‑Equal, 26‑Week Parental Leave Father’s Day isn’t far away. Call it gimmicky or a move with honest intentions, we’ll leave that to you, but on Monday, Zomato announced 26-week paid paternity leave for its... By Anubhuti Matta
#HottestDadsHappy Father’s Day With 2015’s #HottestDads ...me who gets the fun stuff. TS: Did you get paternity leave? Do you think paternity leave should be extended? No, I just got a day’s leave and felt bad... By The Swaddle Team
Mom's the WordWomen Footballers in England Win Landmark Maternity Benefits ...they added. Making the policy apply uniformly is a step in the right direction. However, longer maternity leaves without a corresponding longer paternity leave may still leave the problem of... By Rohitha Naraharisetty
dadsUK Discovers Sexist Work Norms Make It Difficult for Men to Raise Kids ...leave to a holiday, telling The Indian Express: “Paternity leave can be considered only if, once the woman goes back to work after her 26 weeks of leave, we find... By Liesl Goecker
Gender DiscriminationIndia’s Maternity Leave Laws Will Stifle Women’s Labor Force Participation, Report Says ...one way of softening the blow on working women. Another, better way? Equal paternity leave in the form of gender-neutral family leave. Only when all employees have equal opportunities under... By Angelina Shah
cultureWhat It Really Takes to Retain Indian Women in the Workforce ...other partner must; that is generally how parenting works. Lengthening maternity leave – an admirable effort – without equalising paternity leave or introducing a gender-neutral ‘parental leave’ takes away the... By The Swaddle Team
Cleared For Re-Entry70% of India’s Working Women Struggle to Resume Career After Family Leave: Report Women leave the workforce for three reasons, former chief of the State Bank of India, Arundhati Bhattacharya, said at the recent India Economic Summit of the World Economic Forum. First,... By Anubhuti Matta
cultureBaby Steps Are For Babies: The Maternity Benefit Act Amendment ...a recipe for complacence. Lengthening maternity leave to six months with no provision of any kind for paternity leave deepens the divide in parental experiences and reinforces gender inequality at... By The Swaddle Team
cultureWhat You Missed: Our ‘Women & Work’ Discussion ...(where it exists) paternity leave. It might also combat the stigma of ‘mom’ time so associated with maternity leave. This kind of gender-neutral leave may be the future, Ritu said.... By The Swaddle Team
