More American Dads Are Taking Parental Leave
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Fourteen states and Washington, D.C. now have paid family leave programs, and fathers are taking nearly equal shares of bonding leave compared to mothers. One firefighter took five months of paid leave after his second child's birth in 2021, compared to just six weeks of saved sick leave after his first in 2019, and workplace culture among his peers shifted dramatically once the program was established—men now almost uniformly take the full paternity leave available.
Outcomes vary by state; not all U.S. workers have access to paid family leave.
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