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A new SHRM study should have employers reexamining their policies on parental leave

The Employer Handbook

Does this disparity demonstrate discrimination against men? If the “maternity” leave includes both time spent to bond with a newborn child and time for mom to recover from childbirth, then the comparison between maternity leave and paternity leave is not apples to apples. Not necessarily.

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A new SHRM study should have employers reexamining their policies on parental leave

The Employer Handbook

Does this disparity demonstrate discrimination against men? If the “maternity” leave includes both time spent to bond with a newborn child and time for mom to recover from childbirth, then the comparison between maternity leave and paternity leave is not apples to apples. Not necessarily.