The paid-leave pioneers: A few Japanese dads have sparked a child-care revolution

We’re learning during Covid-19 when employees are working at home, that responsibilities can be shared with national policies in place. The paid-leave pioneers: A few Japanese dads have sparked a child-care revolution. “…Researchers contend that one of the reasons more men don’t take leave in the United States is that it’s one of the few developed nations that does not have a national public policy guaranteeing paid family leave of any kind — maternity, paternity, parental, sick leave, ill child or elder care. A national paid family and medical leave policy, advocates argue, would normalize the understanding that all workers — not just women — require time to provide care…”Read more about this interesting child care revolution here: https://bit.ly/2RCX9OX

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