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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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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
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?
