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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Maternity leave sets up the paradigm that moms are the primary parent and household manager.

If dads  were expected and encouraged to take paid family leave and actually take care of the baby, it would go a long way to supporting a more egalitarian split at home.

I’ve noticed my Scandinavian colleagues seem to have more balanced family responsibilities, and I think this is a big factor [/quote]

I agree with this, and I would say breastfeeding too is really bad for dads in ways we don’t talk about. I’m in no way against breastfeeding - I did it! But it definitely didn’t help our parenting dynamic. I agree that anecdotally, paternity leave and formula feeding seem to lead to better parenting outcomes. Not saying they are cure alls or main causes of course. [/quote]

Dads can figure it out. I took 6 months FMLA to stay home with baby while DW went back to work. I often stopped by the office for her to breastfeed, with WFH that would be even easier.  Of course Im a low paid Fed so I don’t have to worry that it would “look bad” to my boss or any nonsense like that, but if more dads did take the time to be home, it would make it a nonissue. [/quote]

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