Are men (a bit) shit? Genuine question. Read on. You might be surprised by the answer. A few weeks ago, I wrote a column in response to new research from the Australian Institute of Family Studies tha…
When feminists don’t want to ‘work anymore’? The case for dads doing more is clear.
“I’m a feminist and I don’t want to work anymore,” the headline read. Of course I clicked through. I devoured every word of Polly Dunning’s essay on realising that even as a ‘third generation card-car…
The trouble with the minister promoting shared parental leave…who can’t access shared parental leave
As the UK’s Business Minister Andrew Griffiths has been promoting shared parental leave through the government’s ‘Share the Joy‘ campaign. Parents in Britain are entitled to sh…
The conversation we need to have about work, parenting & the kids
“Parents’ demanding jobs put children’s mental health at risk” If there is a more panic-evoking headline for working parents I’m not sure I’d like to read it. This headline and accompanying piece stru…
Men taking paternity leave: How can we make it a better option?
I was speaking to a man in a male-dominated industry the other day who told me he wanted to take parental leave when his wife gave birth to their child. But when we discussed this further he opened up…
Stop shaming mothers for having children
Yesterday I read something that had its intended effect. It was no doubt published to be, at least partly, inflammatory and from my vantage point it was. Extremely, so. The author, Catherine Deveny, t…
