12% of working women in South Africa are domestic workers – yet they don’t receive proper maternity leave or pay: GettyImages Most of the world’s domestic workers – (76%) – are women. They mainly do housework like cleaning, washing clothes, cooking and childcare, usually in private households. Domestic workers often have low incomes and are …
Rihanna and radical pregnancy fashion – how the Victorians made maternity wear boring: No baggy shirts and trousers with expanding waistbands, singer Rihanna has chosen form fitting clothing that exposes rather than hides her pregnancy. Abaca Press/Alamy There is a stage in pregnancy where many women have to start thinking about switching out their clothes …
Refusal to give MP maternity cover is a missed opportunity for more equitable parliament: Parliaments and other legislative bodies are responsible for creating equality legislation – but does this apply to their own members? This is the question that British MP Stella Creasy is asking with her personal fight for maternity rights and parental leave. …
South Africa in the news: Are we medically intervening in maternity care when we don’t need to?: A review and analysis of regimens used in 12 countries – highlights the national and institution regimens on the use of oxytoxin, the most common drug used to induce labour, across 11 European …: “South Africa” – BingNews …
Labour’s maternity leave boost is a major step forward, but it won’t do anything for gender equality: Pexels Mothers will be given maternity pay for a full year after the birth of their children under a package of new measures announced by Labour. The proposals that aim to change the way women are treated at …
New dad sells heroin from maternity ward: A Pennsylvania man is in custody after police discovered he was allegedly selling heroin from his girlfriend's hospital bed the day she gave birth, reports local station WTAE. A Pennsylvania man is in custody after police discovered he was allegedly selling heroin from his girlfriend's hospital bed the …
New parents turning to crowdfunding to help pay for maternity leave new: Only 13 percent of U.S. workers have access to paid family leave, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Richendrfer family planned and saved for Taylor's unpaid maternity leave. : Weird News New Jersey woman charged in bizarre hammer attack at Caroline …