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A possible good news in France: the paternity leave could not only be lengthened, but also become mandatory. This is suggested by the president of the MEDEF (Movement of French Enterprises, the employers' organization that brings together 750,000 companies), Laurence Parisot, on the occasion of March 8, International Women's Day Workers.

And apparently, the Labour Minister, Xavier Bertrand, said he agreed, and Solidarity Minister, Roselyne Bachelot: "It would allow to end discrimination in the company and the stereotypes: men are equally able to care for their children, "said Bachelot, quoted by Agence France Presse .

Two large union confederations, CFDT and CFE-CGC, recommended even paternity leave of two months .

Today, parents in France can take up to 14 days of leave when they have a baby, but while the company can not refuse to give them is not mandatory to take all the time. Only two thirds of parents take them, for fear out of the standard and be well regarded by his company.

Turning the compulsory license, decrease employment discrimination against women , because the birth of a baby would mean for the company, an absence of both women and men. Therefore, no longer a priority to men choose when recruitment.

In France, the wage gap between men and women reaches 27% and women are the majority among those who work part time.

I find it remarkable that has been the occasion of March 8 that the president of MEDEF has made such a proposal: it is a magnificent example of sexism affects both men and women and to solve a discrimination against one sex has beneficial effects on other : in this case is completely discriminatory for men to have so little leave time when they have a baby, because if they go back to work soon, can not enjoy the first weeks of life of its newly nacidx can not create a link so fusional with your baby as you really can do Mom, no can be as present as they would like.

And give this right to create a bond with your baby help combat workplace discrimination suffered by women. In other words, all the comrades win *.

What happens in Argentina? Well counter to what might be expected, many feminists (though not all , thankfully) applauded a decision Cordoba province to extend to six months maternity leave for public employees in the province and the public and private teachers. The license is building partner, meanwhile, increased from two to eight days ...

I believe that while not stretch to at least one month mandatory paternity leave, you should not even think of extending the maternity leave. It will be good to encourage breastfeeding, but completely counter to the right of women to term.

Now another question I ask myself is: a country that legalized marriage between same sex, how determine who takes six months and who will take eight days? Why keep doing this discrimination? Even in cases of adoption, there is a difference between maternity and paternity leave. Why the difference, if in case of adoption, she does not have to recover from childbirth or breastfeeding, so that the biological argument no longer exists?

* Also, knowing that the French proposal comes from the most reactionary sector of the right, whose goal is to eliminate all the work, I wonder why now arises, what is the point where it is hidden the trap ...

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