Thought people would be interested in this, please pass it on to anyone who may be wanting to contribute, warmly Carolyn Hastie
> The POLL, supported by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity > Commission is 'live' on www.motherinc.com.au > <http://www.motherinc.com.au>. > > > Mothers and mothers-to-be will be invited to have their say on > Maternity Leave in Australia and how Government policy can affect > their lives, as well as those of their family/ies. > > > Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Pru Goward invites Australian > women to "Please fill in this POLL, we need to know from mothers > and women intending to be mothers, how you feel - more than anyone". > According to Claudia Keech, Founder of motherInc., a national > information and support network for mothers, "The current Maternity > Leave discussion paper, invites submissions from organisations, > businesses and individuals as to the need or not of a National > Maternity Leave Policy". > "The motherInc. POLL will provide a voice for the people who > need most to be heard - current and future mothers Australia-wide". > "The POLL will also address the issue of Paternity Leave for > fathers". > **The results of the motherInc. Maternity Leave POLL, will be > submitted to meet the July 12th deadline of the Human Rights and > Equal Opportunities Commission - Valuing Parenthood initiative. > Media enquiries: > Claudia Keech or Natasha Franks (02) 9948 3655 or 0410 237 557 > * motherInc. is a on-line/off-line business, which provides > information and support to mothers Australia-wide. motherInc. also > provides a voice for both mothers at home and those in the paid > workforce to have a "say" via the media and at a parliamentary > level. > Source: motherInc. > -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
