Reforming 'dad leave' is a baby step towards greater gender equality
- Written by Owain Emslie, Senior Associate, Grattan Institute

Grattan Institute research published today shows the average 25-year-old woman who goes on to have a child can expect to earn A$2 million less by the time she is 70 than the average 25-year-old man who becomes a father. For childless women and men, the lifetime gap is about A$300,000.
This earnings gap leaves mothers particularly...