In a 2017 speech opposing an expanded paid parental leave scheme, she opposed a "welfare handout mentality" because she raised children as a "single mother and held down a part-time job"."I had no assistance, no help from anyone," she said at the time.Childcare Choice co-founder Jen Fleming said Senator Hanson's comments were a bit "back in the day"."It's been 40 years since Pauline Hanson had children," the mother of two said."A lot has changed in the economy and with women's workforce participation."We don't live in an economy where that is possible anymore That's why paid parental policies are really important."Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young said Senator Hanson's speech attacked abortion rights, childcare and paid parental leave."One Nation is coming for women in this country," she said."They don't want to help us both do our jobs and be mothers."Opposition Leader Angus Taylor said the Liberal Party had no plan to change paid parental leave and that One Nation's policy was yet to be outlined."This is the problem with what we heard — there was a lot of detail that wasn't clear," he said."What is needed right now is a credible plan."