> Parental leave is available to everyone. That's a parent-centric view. Some of us a really not wired to have offspring. Obviously the magnitude of the situat

> Parental leave is available to everyone. That's a parent-centric view. Some of us a really not wired to have offspring. Obviously the magnitude of the situation is different, but your statement is along the lines of saying that "marriage benefits are available to everybody" prior to gay marriage being legalized. > It's not prejudicial just because you choose not to take advantage of it, just like it's not prejudicial to offer gym memberships to people who choose not to work out. That's a question of magnitude also. Parental leave for software engineers is easily a $10-20k benefit. Gym membership is a $100/mo benefit.