Or they just don’t want to… I love my kids but I would prefer work to the tedium of dealing with small children or an infant any day. Most men I know just aren’t wired with the ability to tolerate child care. The last few years of “wokeness” can’t undo a few hundred thousand years of evolutionary biology.
Evidence from the other half of the population suggests they are correct.<p>Mandatory leave is probably going to be deemed too heavy handed, but much more non-transferable use-it-or-lose-it time off should be available so that people feel inclined to use at least some of it.
There is only one solution to this, and it’s mandatory paid parental leave for both parents. We already have a system in place for this for jury duty and this is more important. Far more important.
I’m taking paternity leave now and it’s so great and rewarding. As the article mentions, caring for a child is a skill that needs to be learned over multiple weeks. It also takes a while for a baby to be comfortable with a new caregiver. If a man doesn’t take that time, then it’s really unfair to the mother who now has so much more responsibility on their shoulders. It’s sad to me that the push for profit in so many industries has driven margins so low that companies can’t survive if workers take leave. I guess that’s ruthless capitalism for you.