Australian mums deserve paid parental leave this International Women’s Day
Australian women deserve a government-funded paid parental leave scheme in the upcoming Federal Budget, Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young said today, on the eve of International Women’s Day.
“Australian women are disadvantaged in comparison to their international sisters in being denied a paid parental leave scheme that is enshrined in law,” said Senator Hanson-Young.
“Australia is one of just two OECD countries that do not provide for some sort of government-funded paid parental leave.