Not always. At the fortune 200 company I work at, they just introduced paid 8 weeks maternity/ paternity leave that can be taken in any form over the following

Not always. At the fortune 200 company I work at, they just introduced paid 8 weeks maternity/ paternity leave that can be taken in any form over the following year. All the engineers think it's great(ok the ones past prime childbirth age are a little jealous) , and a VP (a man) just took a substancial leave after the birth of his kid. It's all about the culture. Get the culture right and the decrimination goes away.