Mikee37

Sara - thanks for the post and link to the artible about paternity leave. It was good information, alot of things I never thought about when it comes to women in the workplace. After reading that, women must feel a lot of pressure to be working and keep their employers happy or risk losing their position or job, and at the same time are expected (by society, not by me) to be primary caregivers for their children. This isn't our plan, we really plan to split duties in the home and take care of things as equally as possible. But I do now see that by allowing fathers to take leave for their family and not be scrutinized for it, helps families to be equal at home with duties and spend quality time with their family. From the outside, I would have thought it would be worse for the work force with both mothers and fathers taking leave for birth, but I definitely now see how this actually keeps women more engaged and in the work force which benefits everyone in the long run. I'm certainly planning to take time off when we are blessed with a child, but i really feel for both men and women the family leave time should be there and be paid! Good job to CA, RI, and NJ for putting the most important things first which is FAMILY.