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Shared parental leave explained… by the politician who introduced it to Britain
FromFirst Time Dads
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Length:
42 minutes
Released:
Apr 13, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Rich and Steve take a trip to the House of Commons, to meet Jo Swinson - the politician who brought shared parental leave to Britain in 2015.Now Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Jo's role in the Conservative/Lib Dem coalition government meant she was the driving force behind the introduction of the policy.So, three years on, what exactly ARE the benefits of shared parental leave to fathers (and mothers)? Why haven't more men taken up the opportunity? And is the idea of a genuinely shared parental burden realistic? For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Apr 13, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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