<![CDATA[This study aims to critically examine how Law Number 4 of 2024 concerning the Welfare of Mothers and Children in the First Thousand Days of Life (KIA Law) reproduces gender bias against female workers through a law-and-gender-equality perspective. The problem raised is that several articles in the KIA Law perpetuate the domestication of women due to the minimal paternity leave provided and the lack of regulation of wage rights for workers who take paternity leave. This results in female workers being required to take full responsibility for the welfare of their children, while male workers are only minimally protected because they do not receive protection for their roles as fathers and husbands. The research method used is normative legal research with statutory and conceptual approaches. This study shows that in Indonesia, there is a stereotype that men's roles are in the public sector and women's roles are in the domestic sector. Although many women currently play roles in the public sector, domestication still occurs, creating a dual role for women. The KIA Law has not yet addressed this issue. The design of paternity leave and unclear wage schemes during this leave in the KIA Law still reflects structural gender bias that encourages the domestication of women. Lack of support from men, which aligns with the role of men, leads women to choose to stop working after giving birth. This research provides a normative contribution to the development of gender-equality-based employment regulations and serves as the basis for recommendations for parental leave policy reform in Indonesia.]]>
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