Mom’s off? Dad needs time off too
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Shanghai Women’s Federation is calling for a “shared leave” policy for new mothers and fathers to help women return to work and men to get more involved in child care.
Currently women get 128 days of paid maternity leave, but their husbands are entitled to just 10 days. The federation says the couple should share a total of 138 days of paid leave.
“We suggest women take the first 98 days and the remaining 40 are shared,” the federation said in a proposal set to be submitted to the city’s two sessions.
Intended to protect women’s rights, paid leave has become an obstacle for women, discouraging them from having babies.
The number of babies born in Shanghai in 2016 was around 218,000 and 197,000 in 2017, both far below the government’s expectation of 260,000.
The federation will submit a total of 10 proposals during this year’s two sessions, covering child care, senior care and family rights, among others.
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