She said that Government policy is “not sending fathers the correct message when our current leave allowances give women 26 times more leave than men”. 

The government has now launched a consultation on changes to parental leave entitlements, one of May’s last acts as prime minister and which will have to be enacted by her successor.

The proposal envisages a longer period of paternity leave. May says she believes the choice offered to parents by shared parental leave was gradually starting to shift societal attitudes about who should stay home with a baby, but that the slow uptake makes it clear the government has to go further.

Please keep sharing the petition. It is now on 93k and with a bit of a push we can get it to 100k before the consultation completes which will demonstrate how much the public want this to happen. We will be in touch soon to let you know how we can make the most impact with this consultation. 

Thanks, Tom (board member of Pregnant Then Screwed)