Gender Discrimination and Health Workforce Development: An Advocacy Tool

Faculty: Male parental involvement

Pregnancy/Maternity Leave

Description
Promote male parental involvement. In Botswana, the Diphalana Initiative required that “the father, if he is at school, shares the responsibility of looking after the baby at break and lunchtimes so that he can develop a sense of responsibility.”

Implementation lessons learned

Advocacy and outreach may help to create buy-in from the institutional and greater community.

Example

Information on the Diphalana Initiative's male parental involvement           

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