Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Japan's first lawmaker to take paternity
leave faces backlash
Japan’s PM is a keen advocate for women’s
participation in the job market to stimulate economy while losing the workforce
in a rapidly aging country. And his administration has been encouraging men to
taking part in and sharing more domestic roles including child care. However,
when one of his MPs tried to take a paternity leave for his first child, the
poor young politician not only wasn’t praised but rather criticized by
traditional fellow members.
Lawmakers don’t seem to follow the laws they
make, and in some cases, they are the ones to break laws.
While Japan has a very generous paternal leave
policies at 52 weeks, only 2% of male workers are said to take such leave. Traditional
views still seem to hinder men from practicing this unpopular right in many
Asian countries.
Enjoy reading and thinking what could make
men to share more household chores.
http://money.cnn.com/2016/01/28/news/economy/paternity-leave-asia-japan/index.html?iid=obnetwork
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