Four ways paid paternity leave could boost family income
Those choices can also create financial benefits for families. Paternity leave reduces the gender wage gap within households by increasing mothers’ wages in the short term and helping to increase total household financial well-being in the long term.11 Research conducted on roughly 9,000 families observed parental pay one year prior to childbirth... See more
Karl Moore • A fresh look at paternity leave: Why the benefits extend beyond the personal
New research uncovers economic and health benefits of boosting paternity
leave
Countries with more than six weeks of paid paternity leave have a 4% smaller
gender wage gap and 3.7% smaller labour force participation gap
Closing gender employment gaps in all UK authorities would increase economic
output by £23 billion
Just 18% of Brits think 2 weeks... See more
leave
Countries with more than six weeks of paid paternity leave have a 4% smaller
gender wage gap and 3.7% smaller labour force participation gap
Closing gender employment gaps in all UK authorities would increase economic
output by £23 billion
Just 18% of Brits think 2 weeks... See more
Joeli Brearley • Boosting paternity leave has economic benefits - Pregnant Then Screwed
That's exactly it. Research shows 80% of dads said they’d do anything to spend more time with their children. In Quebec, Canada, they ring-fenced properly paid paternity leave a number of years ago, and the uptake from men compared to the rest of Canada went through the roof. And this has so many benefits for society. There was one study by a... See more