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Men take less paternity leave on average than women take maternity leave. Not to mention that in the case of single births, you'll end up with the women taking
by TheLoneWolfling 12y ago
Men take less paternity leave on average than women take maternity leave.
Not to mention that in the case of single births, you'll end up with the women taking maternity leave while the men don't. And with marriage stats the way they are...
Which means that it's still advantageous for the company to hire men over women. Amortizing costs doesn't magically make the cost go away, it just hides it.
- acveilleux 12y agoDepends on locale. In Quebec, men pretty much always take their paternity leave (at least 3 weeks, up to 5) and most of the maternity leave can be transferred to the father (up to 25-32 weeks, leaving the mother the minimum of 15-18 weeks) as well. That last part is uncommon but it does happen when the mother is the couple's highest earner (say a partner in a legal firm or a doctor) since the mat leave benefits are capped.
- TheLoneWolfling 12y agoIncorrect. Yes, Quebec has less of a split than elsewhere in Canada. However it's 97% of females take paid leave versus 72% of males, and 48.4 weeks paid leave on average versus 5.5 weeks. That's not exactly on par. And I don't know in what universe 76% is considered "pretty much always". And it doesn't even cover the case when the mother and father split before birth. http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11-008-x/2012002/article/11697-eng.htm http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11-008-x/2012002/article/11697-...