Todd Carter
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Todd Carter
The cultural context around paternity leave is changing, as more countries and companies are offering the benefit to new fathers. Worldwide, 90 out of 187 countries offer statutory paid paternity leave,2 with almost four in ten organizations (38 percent) providing paid leave above the statutory minimum.3 In OECD countries, men’s use of parental lea... See more
Karl Moore • A fresh look at paternity leave: Why the benefits extend beyond the personal
Positive impact of Paternity leave
More countries and orgs offer paid paternity leave - yet dads are not taking all of it
The length of leave taken by parents is closely tied to statutory entitlement, regardless of income. Changing this entitlement could therefore have a strong influence on behaviour, and this new research has shown there is broad public support for increasing paternity entitlement. Just 18% of Brits felt that two weeks of paternity leave is long enou... See more
Joeli Brearley • Boosting paternity leave has economic benefits - Pregnant Then Screwed
Positive impact of Paternity leave
Brits support increasing paternity leave to more than two weeks
We can prioritize caring over competition. Much of the most meaningful work that people do, such as caregiving, creative work, and emotional labor, cannot be quantified using conventional metrics. This requires a rethinking of productivity. We must find new ways to value and encourage this essential work rather than attempting to impose these activ... See more
Has overtones of the wages for housework movement from the 1970s… I like it!
Jasmine Kelland, associate professor in HRM at the University of Plymouth, highlighted the barriers fathers faced trying to access leave that “aren’t widely discussed” and had been “perpetuated for years despite so much societal change”.
“Much of UK society still associates fatherhood with breadwinning behaviours, and when fathers access workplace ... See more
“Much of UK society still associates fatherhood with breadwinning behaviours, and when fathers access workplace ... See more
Freddie Clemo • Hardly any dads have used shared parental leave since scheme was introduced 10 years ago, research finds
Positive impact of Paternity leave
Barriers faced by dads wanting to or who have taken SPL
Research also finds that paid leave results in parents spending increased time with their infants—not only during the leave period but also after returning to work, up until 3 years of age. This includes mothers spending increased time reading to, talking to, and helping with homework and fathers playing with children for more hours per week.
Cara Goodwin, Ph.D. • The Benefits of Paid Family Leave
Positive impact of Paternity leave
Paid parental leave leads to better outcomes for parent-child bonds, for up to the first 3 years of the child’s life
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 pater... 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 pater... See more
Joeli Brearley • Boosting paternity leave has economic benefits - Pregnant Then Screwed
Positive impact of Paternity leave
Increasing paternity leave has many positive impacts
Positive impact of Paternity leave
2020 study showing a correlation between amount of paternity leave taken and an increase in better outcomes for mother and children
Third thing you should do: pay maternity leave properly and encourage dads to take paternity leave. Dads often state they are put off from taking paternity leave by their employees, so encourage them to take time out to care for their children. Set up women's groups, allow women within your organization to discuss what's working and what's not, bec... See more
How to reduce the motherhood penalty and the gender pay gap ...
Positive impact of Paternity leave
Encourage Partners to take paternity leave, and working parents to connect at work to lobby as a group for better policies
In short, it’s possible for employees to be better fathers and better partners while also being inspiring leaders. The fathers we spoke with unanimously agreed that the upsides of improving relationships or prioritizing family more than outweigh the risks of slowing down their careers. All of them said that they would take paternity leave again, an... See more
Karl Moore • A fresh look at paternity leave: Why the benefits extend beyond the personal
Positive impact of Paternity leave
All dads found the many upsides outweighed any downsides career-wise