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Generous Paternal Leave Improves Health and Equality, Research Finds
Original: Generous paternal leave policies improve maternal and newborn health, family finances and workplace equality
New analysis argues that generous paternal leave policies deliver wide-ranging benefits: better maternal and newborn health, stronger family finances, and greater workplace gender equality. The piece suggests that when fathers take extended leave, mothers recover better after birth, households share income and care more evenly, and workplaces move closer to equal treatment of men and women.
Why now: Ongoing policy debates about parental leave reform and gender equality keep the topic prominent.
Evidence
- Generous paternal leave policies improve maternal and newborn health, family finances and workplace equality · The Conversation
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