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From what I've been told (and maybe another PS or Hansard reader knows otherwise) but except in a case of imminent death it's never been requested in a budget week. In terms of general workforce - no probably not, as if there's a SAHD/M (Nemo's post) and grandparents available to assist with...

On the equality point - until we actually start empowering Dad's to be primary carers, rather than having the expectation of the mother will be the one doing the primary care/making decisions for the kids no matter her career it doesn't matter how flexible we make work. The unconscious (and for...

Maybe this could be split off into a seperate thread as we're getting off topic. If you choose to "juggle" family and career there will be times when you are able to go more full on in career mode than in family mode. If you want flexibility, one parent needs to take a flexible role -...

Request was made Monday. And yes it's a negative stereotype for women in senior roles - can you imagine a male parliamentarian doing the same? It's also a stereotype which I've fought against my entire career - that women once they have kids become unreliable - and that's even before I became...

If that's the case she should not be in an Federal level elected position. At that level the choice is family or career. The time and effort required to be an elected member is in not family friendly and given it's a choice to be at that level the member has chosen not to be a primary carer. If...

If she was that desperate to take care of the child why not request a pairing from Monday? Why reinforce these negative stereotypes and make it harder for other women? If you're not committed to a senior position, have kids, and don't trust their father to care for them, then don't take the...

*Warning *Working pregnant female rant. Was going to leave this alone but honestly the whole makes me furious. Not Pyne but the woman involved. The child's been sick since Sunday, obviously the father has been capable of caring for the child from Sunday until after the budget - what's two more...