“A whole lot of fathers would love to be home for their new baby’s first weeks in the world,” President Obama said recently during a White House Summit on Working Families. But, in general, they aren’t. Aside from the fact that many companies don’t even offer it — and that paid paternity leave is only available in 70 countries, while paid maternity leave is available in all but three — there’s a considerable stigma attached to taking it.
Brave Men Take Paternity Leave
And research shows they pave the way for others.
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