Valuing Parenthood: Options for Paid Maternity Leave: 2002
Sex Discrimination Unit, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
Sex Discrimination Unit, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
ISBN 0 642 26980 7
By July 2002, Australia and the USA will be the only two OECD countries that do not have a paid maternity leave system.
Paid maternity leave will mean that women and their families will be better able to juggle the often conflicting demands of work and family during the first few months after childbirth. Australia is yet to catch up with other parts of the world on this policy issue. This discussion paper focuses on various aspects of the topic including an overview of current maternity leave arrangements and ideas around an alternative scheme.
