Scotland unveils plans to become world leader in gender equality

Proposals include offering free childcare and two months of paid paternity leave

Radical proposals intended to make Scotland a world leader in gender equality have been put forward in the first annual report from the country’s National Advisory Council on Women and Girls.

The recommendations include offering two months of paid paternity leave, 50 hours of free childcare a week for all children aged between six months and five years old, and establishing a world-leading process for complainants of sexual violence.

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from Children | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2HsJqrp