Unfortunately, you are missing the bigger issues that impact men: the absence of concern for men's health and other male issues. The fact that men account for 80% of suicides, yet there are no government programs to address that. And there is vastly more funding for breast cancer than prostate cancer.
I think paternity leave should be 6-8 weeks. I was lucky enough to have a "soft limit" on my leave for both my kids and that 6 week mark was the natural moment where the new routines were set, survival period was over, home was completely in order, and I naturally found myself with less of a full time role to play with the baby. If I needed longer I could have had another month probably before the momentum was lost at work but it all just worked itself out and I was back to it.
Unfortunately, you are missing the bigger issues that impact men: the absence of concern for men's health and other male issues. The fact that men account for 80% of suicides, yet there are no government programs to address that. And there is vastly more funding for breast cancer than prostate cancer.
I think paternity leave should be 6-8 weeks. I was lucky enough to have a "soft limit" on my leave for both my kids and that 6 week mark was the natural moment where the new routines were set, survival period was over, home was completely in order, and I naturally found myself with less of a full time role to play with the baby. If I needed longer I could have had another month probably before the momentum was lost at work but it all just worked itself out and I was back to it.
Great to see The Dad Shift in there!