https://iloblog.org/2019/07/23/work-child-care-a-struggle-for-men-and-women/ Blog of the International Labour Organization (ILO): Promoting jobs, protecting people Wed, 24 Jul 2019 09:34:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ https://iloblog.org/2019/07/23/work-child-care-a-struggle-for-men-and-women/comment-page-1/#comment-71322 Tue, 23 Jul 2019 21:31:19 +0000 http://iloblog.org/?p=2919#comment-71322 I read this piece with great interest. As a dad I have shared a fair amount of parental responsibility in my life even though my traditional role as the primary breadwinner of the family brings additional strain on me as I need to continue to have a well-paid job and I need to be “very serious” in my profession and “outperform” my colleagues to thrive. The employers often have a more favorable view about their female workers assuming they bear all the family and childbearing responsibilities. While many fathers like me share a bulk of this responsibility while continue to outperform others in jobs we are not able to access any of the paid leave, flexibility, or accommodation at our workplace. It is expected as a male worker that I will be able to fly out in a short notice, I will attend a late night meeting, or often work in the weekends.It is time to make some of these workplace benefits gender-neutral.

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