DESIDERATUM FOR PATERNITY LEAVE LAWS IN INDIA
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Paternity leave, Paid leave, Men, Equality, Women, IndiaAbstract
This research paper aims to explore the gender based discrimination compared to the tidal waves of Patriarchy in India. In today’s contemporary context exhaustion and hard work of new parenting is encountered. The societal constraint of rigid gender roles are on deck for stereotypes. Personality traits, Domestic behaviours, Occupation and Physical appearances triggers sexism towards men in particular. Procreation requires prospective procreators. From the paternal ancillary it is appalled when the mother is territorialised to her offspring and the father to his billet. Morally parental rights and responsibilities are obligatory to both the parents but is it plausible for only the mother to take responsibility for rearing the child all by herself initially.
Countries such as Norway, Iceland, Denmark, Hungary, Lithuania, Serbia, Belgium and many more procure paternal leave policies unlike India. In this mega diversity nation, the paternity leave argument challenges conventional notions of child care, fatherhood and family. Structuring a divisive legal binding where the husband is equivalent to be affectionate towards his child like his wife is necessary. Progression in today’s world is emphasising upon dual earning couples and decline of extended families which challenges the traditional gender roles prevailing around us. The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 is a dominion conquest for women in the field of work but lack of paternity leave in conjunction with childbirth supports the view that nurturing the child is solely a women’s responsibility. The researcher attempted to highlight the gender disparity prevailing in India for the paternal rights for paid leave and absence of any legal provisions along with its needs for an indissoluble implementation of laws for the benefit of upcoming fathers.
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