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How to build a fairer society: does this 20th century philosopher have the answer?

Reasons Revisited

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The Importance of Gender Neutral Parental Leave

I think we should move away from a system where fathers get a much shorter amount of leave than mothers. And I think at the very least, we should allow families to split that leave as they see fit. Where I'm sort of in two minds, I guess, is whether we should go further and have a use it or lose it system which has become more common in Europe. But yeah, so I suppose I hope that the ideas could have some political impact,. particularly they can help to build bridges between the sort of left and liberal parts of the progressive family. The idea that big reforms are just infeasible or not possible is just not true. We can look around the world and

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