Offered Paternity Leave
Layla Sajdieh
ENG 111
Mr. Wells
11/28/16
Should Men Be Offered Paternity Leave?
Paternity leave is the time a father takes off work at the birth of his child or the adoption of a child. Paternity leave is rarely offered paid. There are some country’s that allow more paternal leave than others. Taking care of a newborn is often difficult for a new mom which is why new mothers take maternal leave from work so that they can adapt themselves to this new lifestyle. As maternal leave is important to every new mother, paternal leave is important for any man that has a new child. Mothers should not be the only ones to be offered leave. Fathers should be able to accept to take leave when having to care for a new child as well. Some argue …show more content…
The man is usually the breadwinner and should work while the mother is at home taking care of the baby and fulfilling baby duties. It is usual that the father goes out to work while the mother stays at home so that they could afford baby items or the overall cost of having the baby. It would be beneficial if paternal leave was paid. Whether it is paid or unpaid opens is another topic to be discussed. If their paternal leave was available but unpaid then income would no longer be coming in for that period. Working companies may not be too fond of paternal leave also. If the mother is already able to be home with the baby, why would it be necessary for them to extend pay to workers who aren’t contributing especially if the child has one parent already present. Some men in the workplace who choose not to have children may find it unfair that dads have paternal leave available. Some men are simply against other men taking a leave to take care of a child takes away from the gender stereotypes of men making the most money in the family. Part of being a bread winner is sacrificing your time to go out and physically work to provide for your family. Since the idea of paternal leave is new not many men are even accepting of what benefits could come out of it. Expectant men are used to dealing with the stress of an upcoming birth by simply putting more work into their career. It is not only for the money but the stigma that it is the masculine thing to do. They do want to be seen as weak since the idea is breaking gender
ENG 111
Mr. Wells
11/28/16
Should Men Be Offered Paternity Leave?
Paternity leave is the time a father takes off work at the birth of his child or the adoption of a child. Paternity leave is rarely offered paid. There are some country’s that allow more paternal leave than others. Taking care of a newborn is often difficult for a new mom which is why new mothers take maternal leave from work so that they can adapt themselves to this new lifestyle. As maternal leave is important to every new mother, paternal leave is important for any man that has a new child. Mothers should not be the only ones to be offered leave. Fathers should be able to accept to take leave when having to care for a new child as well. Some argue …show more content…
The man is usually the breadwinner and should work while the mother is at home taking care of the baby and fulfilling baby duties. It is usual that the father goes out to work while the mother stays at home so that they could afford baby items or the overall cost of having the baby. It would be beneficial if paternal leave was paid. Whether it is paid or unpaid opens is another topic to be discussed. If their paternal leave was available but unpaid then income would no longer be coming in for that period. Working companies may not be too fond of paternal leave also. If the mother is already able to be home with the baby, why would it be necessary for them to extend pay to workers who aren’t contributing especially if the child has one parent already present. Some men in the workplace who choose not to have children may find it unfair that dads have paternal leave available. Some men are simply against other men taking a leave to take care of a child takes away from the gender stereotypes of men making the most money in the family. Part of being a bread winner is sacrificing your time to go out and physically work to provide for your family. Since the idea of paternal leave is new not many men are even accepting of what benefits could come out of it. Expectant men are used to dealing with the stress of an upcoming birth by simply putting more work into their career. It is not only for the money but the stigma that it is the masculine thing to do. They do want to be seen as weak since the idea is breaking gender