
Do you think this is sexist?
“Let’s face it, men in Australia rely on women in Australia to do the childcare and to organise the childcare.”
This comment was made by Bill Shorten when he launched Labor’s childcare policy this week, and it caused a bit of a stir.
From where I’m sitting – whilst it is a generalisation – it’s an unfortunate reality. In the same way women continue to battle for equal pay, there’s a cultural shift that needs to take place within Australian workplaces where dads are supported to share the childcare load.
