Fewer than 1% of New Zealand men take paid parental leave – would offering them more to stay at home help?
- Written by Claire Breen, Professor of Law, University of Waikato
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The revelation that women’s KiwiSaver retirement savings lag 20% behind men’s represents a double threat: not only are women paid less during their working lives, they will also be poorer when they retire.
This is perhaps to be expected – the gap in retirement savings reflects the gender pay gap overall. Many women who...