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NDR 2024: Bold steps for families, but let’s not stop there

It was refreshing to see women’s needs in the spotlight, but there is more to be done to equalise benefits for all parents and children.

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Generic pix of a family walking along Hill Street on Feb 16, 2024.

PM Wong’s direct call for fathers to step up and share in the caregiving duties, and his recognition of women’s career ambitions, is a significant move.

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Sugidha Nithiananthan

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Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s first National Day Rally, where he mandated four weeks of paternity leave

and introduced 10 weeks of shared parental leave,

among

other measures

to ease the pressures of caregiving, was a breath of fresh air.

While there’s a lot to celebrate, there’s also room to ask: Why stop here?

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