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[quote=Anonymous]Here is my concern with gender-neutral leave for the birth of a child: Reality is that you do not need two people to be at home caring for an infant. You just don't. So, let's say a woman and her husband are both home for 3 months of leave. The man is going to either mess around, giving the parental leave the reputation of a joke, or he is going to work from home -- take calls, answer e-mails. I'm worried parental leave will become the equivalent of working from home for three months, which is not ideal for a mother recovering from birth and breastfeeding. The reality is that the mother has a different need and obligation during that time than the father. His body ain't involved. I want to preserve that time for women and I think adding men to the mix will screw it up. [/quote]
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