This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Non-transferable equal paternity and maternity leave
Leave must be non-transferable between parents to normalise both men’s and women’s care-giving duties and promote wellbeing and gender equality.
When men take leave, it helps women with their jobs, improves child-father relationships and helps to create a more gender equitable future.
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When a family decides to have a baby, a woman's life changes. Pregnancy is a challenge to her body, and breastfeeding is something that only she can do. This is nature and we can't do anything about it.
But the following "maternity leave" time off work that seems to be standard in most families is something that society has created, and we can change it.
Shared paternity leave is not working as most fathers choose not to take it, but it shouldn't be an option, it should be the new standard.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
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We're not sure exactly how you'd like current leave entitlements to be changed.
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