Well Sweden doesn't really have the same views on "individual freedom" as the US, but even here a lot of people were upset at the "mandatory" 3 months to be tak

Well Sweden doesn't really have the same views on "individual freedom" as the US, but even here a lot of people were upset at the "mandatory" 3 months to be taken by the father when it was instituted. Even as a fairly libertarian person, I didn't mind it, since it's just an option, nobody's forcing anyone to take it. And nudging fathers to take a more active role in child rearing is definitely a good investment for society, even economically speaking. I'm not sure it had much of an effect though, at least in my circles I haven't noticed any big shift in paternal leave taking. And I must say that at certainly for the last 10 years there's been no stigma at all around it, again in my circles.