Paternity Leave Campaign

@pregnant_then_screwed: There is so much we could say about why two weeks paternity leave is simply not enough but instead, we’re going to leave you with this heartbreaking quote from a Dad we spoke to

“It’s like watching your wife, the love of your life, free- falling without a parachute. You are terrified but unable to help or stop it. Some days she begs me not to go, and I smile and walk out of the door – she thinks I’m horrible and that’s the hardest part, because I would give anything to be there. The smile is to stop me from crying. My boss complains when I leave my job on time to go home, my friends laugh when I say I want to be home at a good hour to see them both. I’m a daddy but it means nothing, it seems, apart from to me. Two weeks’ paternity leave is no time at all.”

Help us demand better. Sign our petition for 6 weeks paternity leave at 90% of salary and tag your friends in this post, the link is in our bio.

Huge thank you to the team who made this beautiful video for us:

Director: Sophia Carr-Gomm @sophia_papaya

DOP & Colourist: Park Rojanachotikul @the_parkr

Assistant Camera: Jessica Bainbridge

Sound: Lewis Jones @lwsjns

Editor: Pat Jema

Production Company: Subterranean Light Films @subterranean_light

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