Paternity leave still hasn’t made it as a platform issue this election season, but, in recent months, some major companies and...
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When Netflix and other major tech companies began offering dads up to a year of paid paternity leave this summer, it reinforced the idea that taking time off to...
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In May 2015, TOMS founder Blake Mycoskie made waves when he wrote about his decision to take 12 weeks of paternity leave in Glamour.
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The Swedish government is preparing to give new fathers a third week of paid paternity leave as part of a deal which sees new parents offered up to 16 months off work.
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In January, Massachusetts passed a new law mandating that men in the state are entitled to eight weeks of unpaid paternity leave.
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UK: More than a third of fathers are forced to use their annual leave instead of paternity leave in order to afford to spend time with their new babies, a survey for Mumsnet has found. Experts say the statutory rate for paternity leave is too low, at just £138.18 or $216.74 a week for two weeks...
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Even at companies with policies allowing paternity leave, requesting it can be tricky. Here’s how. Dear Annie: I’m envious of the people who work for Change.org and other employers I’ve been reading about lately, since those employees can take time off for the birth or adoption of a child.
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After nearly four weeks at home with his infant son, Kumar Chandran has the diaper thing down. Chandran says there was no question he wanted to be home at this time. The nonprofit he works for offers four weeks of paid parental leave — the same for men and for women. He says this has let him bond with his son and pick up on subtle cues.
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Wasa is giving Americans one more reason to envy the Swedes.Sweden's Wasabröd, known for its crisp-bread snacks, is using its latest ad to highlight one of the perks enjoyed by fathers in Sweden: six-month paternity leave. The video for "Staying Fit the Swedish Way" features daddies doing yoga with their babies as one female classmate looks on in awe.
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