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Isn't the simplest answer that most American men aren't offered paternity leave? To be coupled with the fact that even those who are are still expected to be t
by scarmig 7y ago
Isn't the simplest answer that most American men aren't offered paternity leave?
To be coupled with the fact that even those who are are still expected to be the breadwinner, which paternity leave interferes with.
Much (all?) of the differences in outcomes between men who do and men who don't is easily attributed to men in higher social classes having more paternity leave, more stable marriages, and fewer economic stressors.
- oob205 7y agoAvailability is only part of the answer. As article notes, even when it's available, far fewer men take it. In my experience, it still comes down to the known hit to your career. I worked for a large tech co. in a "liberal" city that offered generous parental leaves. Most new mothers took many months off. Fathers, if they took p-leave at all, would take it in small chunks. Not having to leave work for a long period helped their career growth/trajectory tremendously.
- Analemma_ 7y agoI’m curious which company and city this was? Because I also work for a large tech company in a liberal city, and almost all the fathers I’ve worked with took at least some paternity leave, although less than women.
- esturk 7y agoOr if they take leave, they don't take too long. I've noticed that father's tend to return in one month. They all say they got bored but what I think is they are afraid of reprisal.
- a_lifters_life 7y agoNyt lives in a bubble
- sanxiyn 7y agoResearchers are not stupid. They did try to control for social class, although it may have failed due to data limitation.