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Make men stay at home for paternity leave? I have a coworker fighting for the ability to stay at home for parental leave.

• gumby 8y ago
  If you read the article you see why: men who take it are liable to face consequences ("what, you are so unimportant that the company can do with out you?") that clearly also affect women. The article discusses that if you make it mandatory you get the company culture to adapt that parental leave should not be a career-affecting thing.
  • orangecat 8y ago
    The article discusses that if you make it mandatory you get the company culture to adapt that parental leave should not be a career-affecting thing. It will never not affect your career. Even if you work for a wonderfully enlightened company that is happy to have you take six months off at full pay, the people who are continuing to work in that time are going to be gaining experience and increasing their skills, and will have a better shot at raises and promotions.
  • chongli 8y ago
    Or you end up with companies that discriminate against parents of either sex. Then birth rates plummet even more and companies of the future struggle to find skilled workers.