Petition Equal rights for fathers

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Under the current system fathers are treated as second-class citizens.

The government should implement equal paternity leave for fathers and mothers. This will end the stereotype of mother as homemaker and father as breadwinner, and reduce employability differences between males and females.

The government should create the legal presumption of shared residence when parents separate. This will ensure both parents are treated equally regardless of gender.

Please sign this petition - you owe it to your children.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

285 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 285 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

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10,000 signatures required to get a government response

Date closed 4 August 2012
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