Justice puts on the gloves against stereotypes (and no, it is not a reality show)
In a twist that left more than one South California bureaucrat with their mouths open—and perhaps a boss praying that his coffee quota would not be raised—the Plenary Court decided that 10 days of paternity leave is as ridiculous as attempting to assemble an IKEA piece of furniture without instructions. By nine votes to one (guess who was the life of the party?), they knocked down a 2023 reform that, in theory, was “advance”… if we live in 1950.
The reason? The Court does not swallow patriarchal fairy tales
The ministers – with a clarity that shines brighter than the title of “best employee of the month” in a gray office – ruled that giving three months to mothers and only 10 days to fathers is like distributing a cake: a giant piece for her and a crumb for him, while you tell her: “You just make sure she doesn’t drop the baby.” According to the Court, this not only reinforces stereotypes, but turns women into domestic superheroes… without capes, but with chronic exhaustion.
“The norm perpetuates that men watch the care of their children as if it were a Netflix that they can pause whenever they want”, could have been the informal quote. But in reality, the Court was more elegant: “It reproduces the idea that women are the only ones suitable for cleaning, cooking and raising children, while fathers are limited to… signing the notebook?” Oh, and let’s not forget the detail that, surprise, mothers also need to recover from childbirth. Something that, apparently, some legislators thought could be solved with two aspirin and a “cheer up, my queen.”
Companies, in “but this was not in the contract” mode
Javier Láynez, the minister who surely earned dirty looks at some corporate golf club, dropped the bomb: did you know that discriminating by license is the perfect excuse for not promoting women? What’s new! Companies prefer to hire men because, of course, they only “take away” 10 days, while they… well, “take a three-month paid vacation” (expert level sarcasm).
And here comes the best: this ruling will open the door to more lawsuits. Imagine the scenario: parents demanding time to see their children’s first steps without having to ask permission as if they were teenagers asking to borrow a car. Revolutionary, right?
Moral: If your boss tells you that “men don’t need that much time,” now you can blurt out a “the Court says yes, do you want me to show you the ruling?” while you lean back in your chair. Of course, be careful: equality does not mean throwing coffee on the keyboard.
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