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In reply to the discussion: what do childfree/childless people get instead of "parental leave?" [View all]restorefreedom
(12,655 posts)no one is suggesting taking away parental leave. i am pointing out that paid, dedicated parental leave is a paid benefit, that if not offered as equivalent to nonparents, causes a differential compensation between parents and nonparents for the same job. that needs to be rectified by offering everyone personal leave to do what is important to them.
and as for working with pissed off people, what about the people who know they are receiving less compensation for the same job,get the "pleasure" of working holidays because people with kids "need" them off, get to cover when coworkers are off because someone has the sniffles or there is "an important recital", i guess the needs and feelings of those people don't matter?
and as for the republican comment, I actually think this is quite democratic. My suggestion means that everybody gets a significant personal leave, no questions asked. People who are parents can use that time for their parenting, and nonparents can use that time for other relationships or endeavors that are important to them. Parent child relationships are not the only important relationships in the world that need tending to, and parenting is not the only worthwhile activity that happens in the world either. People need time to invest in all kinds of things that are important to them and all kinds of relationships. I really don't get why this is a problem for so many people, I'm advocating for MORE paid leave not less.