Paternity Leave

Uttar Pradesh women IAS officers displeased with 'regressive' amended child care leave policy, say it goes against equality

The new rules, applicable throughout the country, came into effect through a notification on 11 December, 2018.

Paternal instinct: The legal quagmire around fatherhood In India needs to be resolved

What India needs this Fathers’ Day is to find and follow its paternal instinct.

Women and the workplace: Is the new maternity bill an opportunity for us to reset company cultures?

Whilst the new maternity bill is a victory for women in terms of our own bodies and needs, for those who know the way corporate India works with regard to maternity leave — there is much apprehension.

How India's new maternity benefits compare with global standard? Check out this table

UK and Australia offer one of the longest paid maternity benefit in the world, which stands at 52 weeks.

Maneka Gandhi's stance on paternity leave is more injurious to women than men

In denying men their paternity leave and increasing the maternity leave, Maneka Gandhi might also be damaging women workforce's career prospects, especially in the private sector.

Maneka Gandhi's remark on paternity leave is justified as most men don't perform domestic work

Paternity leave is important in theory because it establishes the fact that child care is the responsibility of both husband and wife. However, Gandhi’s apprehension is also justifiable.

Surrogacy Bill pushing for RSS' 'adarsh samsaar': Who decides what is a family anyway?

The bill has brought in a totally fallacious phrase called “altruistic surrogacy” that restricts this right to married couples with or without children who wish for another child and can procure it through the serves of a distant relative for surrogacy.

Starting Jan 1, new dads at Facebook to get four-month paternity leave

By comparison, Netflix allows up to a year, Google up to 18 weeks and Microsoft 12 weeks

Mark Zuckerberg, daddy dearest: Why we need more nuanced gender balanced parental leave policies in India

Mark Zuckerberg announced he will be taking paternity leave after the birth of his daughter, should we in India take a critical look at our policies?

Intel India expands maternity, adoption benefits for employees

The changes aim to bolster Intel India's employee benefit offerings in the maternity, paternity and adoption space, while boosting the overall experiences of women employees who are new or soon-to-be-mothers, it added.