Reasons Revisited

Reasons Revisited: Parental Leave

The winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics was announced earlier this week. Claudia Goldin’s research showed that at the point of having a child women's wages start to lag behind men's. But why is parenthood a penalty for mothers? Could a more generous parental leave offer - including a ‘use it or lose it’ policy for fathers - be the key to achieving gender equality? GuestsSam Smethers, former CEO, Fawcett SocietyKatrín Jakobsdóttir, Prime Minister of IcelandMolly Mayer, former senior research and policy officer, Fawcett Society Listen to RTBC episode 64 <a href="https://shows.acast.com/reasonstobecheerful/episodes/64.sharingandcaring-thecaseforpaternityleave" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sharing and Caring: the case for paternity leave</a> (December 2018)Listen to RTBC episode 194 <a href="https://shows.acast.com/reasonstobecheerful/episodes/194.gobig-1-abigideaforgenderequality" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Go Big #1: A big idea for gender equality </a>(June 2021) Learn more about the charity <a href="https://pregnantthenscrewed.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pregnant then Screwed</a> and <a href="https://pregnantthenscrewed.com/boosting-paternity-leave-has-economic-benefits/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">their research</a> that shows boosting paternity leave has economic benefits Read about Claudia Goldin’s <a href="https://scholar.harvard.edu/goldin/home" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">work</a> and winning the <a href="https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/economic-sciences/2023/press-release/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">2023 Nobel Prize in Economics</a> We'll be back on Monday with our next full episode of Reasons to be Cheerful! Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

An occasional series revisiting conversations and ideas from Reasons to be Cheerful (2017-2024), formerly hosted by ex-Labour Party leader Ed Miliband, and Sony Award-winning radio presenter Geoff Lloyd. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.