The Aporia · NSW Parliament removes the words 'mother' and 'woman' from breastfeeding policy in favour of gender-neutral language

Nicholas Comino

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🔮 It adds: 'The number of times a parent needs to feed or express milk will be determined by individual needs and the age of the baby.'

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The word 'mother' and 'woman' have been removed from the NSW Parliament's updated breastfeeding policy and replaced with gender-neutral terms such such as 'parents', 'carers' and 'lactating parents'. asserted

word → remove → parents

The updated seven-page document does not use the words 'mother' or 'woman', instead opting for terms such as 'parents', 'carers' and 'lactating parents' throughout. NSW Liberal leader Kellie Sloane led the criticism with a viral clip posted to her social media targeting the new rules. 'So I'm going to say something that should not be controversial, but apparently it is. asserted

it → update → something

Only women breastfeed babies,' she said in a video posted to social media on Wednesday. asserted

she → breastfeed → Wednesday

Well, apparently not according to New South Wales Parliament, who released an updated list of policies today, including the breastfeeding policy, and they said, for the breastfeeding policy, this policy has been updated with gender neutral language. uncertain

policy → accord → language

' Sloane said she supported helping new parents care for their children at work but questioned why the breastfeeding policy used gender-neutral terminology. asserted

policy → say → terminology

'I want a workplace where the blokes can feel free to look after their babies. asserted

blokes → want → babies

I want them to be able to share the care,' she said. asserted

she → want → care

'But the thing they can't do is breastfeed. asserted

they → do → ?

So why are we messing around with language? asserted

we → mess → language

Why are we trying to rob females of something that is really special and unique for us? asserted

that → try → us

'When government gets the language wrong, when they try to neutralise everything, I think they do everyone a disservice and quite frankly, they make themselves a joke.' asserted

themselves → get → disservice

'This is why we all wonder whether the world is going completely nuts.' Under the section on lactation breaks, the policy states: 'Lactation breaks are available for parents to breastfeed or express breastmilk during work hours.' asserted

parents → wonder → hours

It adds: 'The number of times a parent needs to feed or express milk will be determined by individual needs and the age of the baby.' asserted

parent → add → baby

'Lactating parents are entitled to a 30-minute paid break every four hours worked,' the policy continues. asserted

policy → lactate → break

Full-time and part-time parents working more than four hours per day are entitled to up to two paid lactation breaks daily. asserted

parents → work → breaks

' The word 'mother' and 'woman' have been removed from the NSW Parliament's updated breastfeeding policy and replaced with terms such as 'parents', 'carers' and 'lactating parents' to make it more inclusive Kellie Sloane (pictured) criticised the changes in the NSW Parliament breastfeeding policy asserted

Sloane → remove → policy

NSW Parliament removes the words 'mother' and 'woman' from breastfeeding policy in favour of gender-neutral language

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