For advocates of paternity leave, recent years have brought some good news. High-profile companies like Amazon, Netflix, and Microsoft have created or expanded their programs. Twenty-nine percent of organizations now offer some paid leave for fathers, up from 21% a few years ago, according to the Society for Human Resource Management. And steadily, more states are creating paid family leave insurance programs, which include leave for new fathers.
To Make the Case for Paternity Leave, Dads Will Have to Work Together
In a survey, 73% of fathers said there’s little workplace support for them.
March 20, 2019
Summary.
For advocates of paternity leave, recent years have brought some good news. Twenty-nine percent of organizations now offer some paid leave for fathers, up from 21% a few years ago, according to the Society for Human Resource Management. But overall, the picture is bleak. Seventy-one percent of organizations not offering paternity leave is nothing to celebrate. Worse, when paternity leave is offered, the pressures on men not to take it are often extreme. To fight this battle — for the sake of women, men, businesses, all of society, and most importantly children who need time with both their mothers and fathers — dads need to stick together.
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