Yes, parents should be free to decide on the allocation of parental months. And expand yes, the notion of family minister Schröder, the "partner months" from two to four and thus the parental leave in total extend to up to 16 months, we like to hear - especially if it is the fathers who get involved seriously in the care of children . But why, we ask ourselves apart, in the press almost unanimously the vocabulary "Father months" used?
"Instead of the previous 14 months in the future to Schroeder's parents should plan together a total of 16 months can get out of the work. The draft bill provides for the introduction of two additional fathers months, "writes the TIME 1 April on Schroeder's plans. The Süddeutsche Zeitung on 2 to April: "In early March, Schroeder announced that she wanted to increase the number of so-called father months from two to four months and also introduce a part-time parental allowance". And the FAZ writes on 6 April: "Family Minister Kristina Schroeder asked for two additional" father months " including part-time lush arrangements - per child parents could then receive up to four years, money from the state. "
is the text of the law on parental leave and parental allowance provisions of "parent" is mentioned, and "partner months". Although actually apply in reality most mothers 12 months parental leave, and fathers, only two, so can the text itself that decision, at least openly. The reasons for a 12 to 2 decision is obvious: The woman has finally brought this child into the world it is breastfeeding, and health needs to just relax a bit. In addition, they usually earn less than the father - so it is financially advantageous for more He maintains a stable salary. But two months are honorable and beautiful - but have more to do with an extended holiday as a "baby break". And we remind ourselves briefly of the abuse of so-called "father months" as "voluntary winding" (quoted in Tagesspiegel, February 21, 10). In two months no one will lose the connection to his company, the state of research, or professional contacts. In twelve can happen already.
We ask: Why use all the major newspapers apparently regardless of political orientation "father months"? Does this not a priori an alternative thinking (eg a breakdown of a same Number of parent, possibly even months, at the same time or fathers more than mothers) impossible? This will not solidify traditional gender roles rather - and the idea for an alternative and individual interpretation of that clause is unlikely?
be in part set the "father months" while in quotation marks, the question is why these delicate, two, maybe four now, months even called that at all instead of just this question of gender in the division of the months is done more on the topic. What happened in the TAZ (April 2): ", would the changes that were as already agreed in the coalition agreement, this could therefore much change, even in the economy: companies would be faced with the fact that many fathers are not just two but four months absent. Whether you can expose longer without sacrificing career options, is one of the unresolved questions of male-dominated corporate culture. Companies would have to also accept the fact that more men want to go for a good year on a part-time to shorten the working partner also share the childrearing responsibilities. The extension of the parental allowance promotes a new economy in gender roles. Because "traditionalisieren" especially in the critical months after the birth of a child, yet many couples because the fathers overtime Klopp and expose the mothers in the job. "(Barbara Dribbusch).
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