Over summer, BroadAgenda is republishing some of its most popular articles. This compelling piece was first posted in 2020. The United States and Australia were famously slow to guarantee new...
By Deborah Widiss
Maternity leave: how long is long enough?
The United States and Australia were famously slow to guarantee new parents paid time off from work. The Australian national paid parental leave policy wasn’t enacted until 2009, and it is...
Paid parental leave & ‘primary’ carer battles: a USA – Australia comparison
Until 2011, Australia and the United States shared the (unfortunate) distinction of being the only OECD member countries that failed to guarantee employees paid time off after the birth of a child....