Personally - As a father, I think you could get a hell of a lot closer with the following 1. Free childcare (we've already gone a long way here with the public

Personally - As a father, I think you could get a hell of a lot closer with the following 1. Free childcare (we've already gone a long way here with the public school system, which at the end of the day mainly boils down to childcare in many parts of the US) 2. Family stipends during FMLA leave for childbirth. Number 2 in particular is required because social norms are still absolutely geared towards expecting new fathers to take considerably less time off to ensure a paycheck is coming in. This sets a rhythm that is hard to adjust later - the father does not spend as much bonding time with young children. Housework falls to the mother because she is no longer working. Once the mother is recovered the patterns are already established, and the conversation about cost of childcare vs the mother's salary begins on a biased foot. I'd actually much prefer being a full time stay at home dad, but holy fucking hell is the stigma running strong there across our society at large.