Rethink masculinity for Father's Day
Submitted by Mastodon on Fri, 2015-06-19 20:53
Article here. Excerpt:
'Father's Day might seem like the wrong holiday to discuss discrimination against mothers. But the problem is an enduring workplace affliction, which also harms dads.
Employers too often believe mothers are less competent and less committed, even though there's no evidence to back up that bias. It's an archaic assumption in an age when women receive more advanced degrees than men and make up half of the workforce.
To bust the stereotype, the U.S. needs to do more than enhance women's role in the workplace; men need to ask for "daddy leave," a family-friendly policy that has worked in places like Sweden.'
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It's bad parental leave policy...
... that needs re-thinking in this context. Masculinity doesn't enter into it.