Child neglect and social isolation
Social isolation has been identified as the cause of quite a few problems, not the least of which are problems faced by women. Some research undertaken by WIRE in 2007 linked women's social isolation and problem gambling. I thought of this research when I was reading Jenny Macklin's statement on the 'Wellbeing of Australia's Children' in which she paints a pretty dismal picture of how well we are looking after Australia's children.
Next steps
Now that the report is out, the next steps towards getting paid maternity leave in Australia could be up to the women and men who want to see it happen.
18 weeks plus 2
The report is out, and it proposes 18 weeks at the minimum adult weekly wage level for all eligible parents which is currently $543.78 per week (unless you don't earn that much). Two weeks leave for the other parent is also proposed.
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