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Should men get paternity leave?

( bbs.chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2015-03-12 07:54
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colonel (US)

Generally speaking, we have zero paid parental leave in the US. Women are entitled to 12 weeks after a new baby is born, but they do not have to be paid. I would love to stay at home with my kids. But paternity leave is really a luxury here.

Should men get paternity leave?

Kristi Lozinto, a breastfeeding peer counselor on maternity leave, hurries to wipe away spit up after breastfeeding her five month-old son, Jackson Lozinto-Wyatt, at their home on Wednesday, July 31, 2013 in Petaluma, California, US.[Photo/IC]

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