What is it like to be a stay at home dad? Most men would not know because only 14% of fathers stay home with their children after birth.(Los Angeles times, 2014, p.2). That should be more, because fathers sharing maternity leave, and getting paid for it is important for the child and the family in general. Although, that is not always the case. Unfortunately, Society has given the image that fathers are the ones that go and make the money, and mothers are the ones who stay home and tend to all of the baby's needs. And even with mothers giving their undivided attention, they still are penalized for “not doing enough.” Dads should be bonding with their children in addition to the mothers. In the same way, mothers can not be the only one’s caring
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“In 1993 mothers being able to have at least 12 weeks off of work for their child became a law. Maternity leave for men was not relevant until 2003 and The actual act of shared parental leave did not launch until 2015. (Jacobs, 2015, p.3) Maternity leave was looked down upon by most men because of how that was perceived in society, which was that it was neither the mans job, nor thier responsibility. It is known as a woman's job only. However, “in Sweden, Iceland, and Norway, fathers have to exceed “daddy quotas” by bonding with their newborn” (Jacobs, 2015, p.4). It is a way to get the new fathers to take time off and bond with their newborn. The idea of both parents taking time off to be with their child started to rise in 2009 and 2010. But even then, “a quarter of women were laid off or had to quit their jobs after or during the pregnancy to care for the child because of the unfair maternity leave rules of their jobs.”(Los Angeles times, 2014, p.2). New mothers were upset about the rules; therefore, they began to speak up about what they desired for themselves and their families. In response to this, “California, New Jersey, Rhode Island and New York were the first states to have guaranteed paid family leave laws”(Sahadi, 2016, p.2). Unfortunately, other states had not latched on to the laws made in those four states. Fortunately Larger companies began to give maternity leave laws for both parents. “Facebook was one of the first large companies to offer leave for parents”(Sahadi, 2016, p.2). With a large company like this starting the shared parental leave trend gave a positive look into what other companies could do in the future. The action that facebook took spiraled and “in 2012, two million fathers were stay at home dads”(The United states department of labor, 2015, p. 3” It seemed to be that the
“In 1993 mothers being able to have at least 12 weeks off of work for their child became a law. Maternity leave for men was not relevant until 2003 and The actual act of shared parental leave did not launch until 2015. (Jacobs, 2015, p.3) Maternity leave was looked down upon by most men because of how that was perceived in society, which was that it was neither the mans job, nor thier responsibility. It is known as a woman's job only. However, “in Sweden, Iceland, and Norway, fathers have to exceed “daddy quotas” by bonding with their newborn” (Jacobs, 2015, p.4). It is a way to get the new fathers to take time off and bond with their newborn. The idea of both parents taking time off to be with their child started to rise in 2009 and 2010. But even then, “a quarter of women were laid off or had to quit their jobs after or during the pregnancy to care for the child because of the unfair maternity leave rules of their jobs.”(Los Angeles times, 2014, p.2). New mothers were upset about the rules; therefore, they began to speak up about what they desired for themselves and their families. In response to this, “California, New Jersey, Rhode Island and New York were the first states to have guaranteed paid family leave laws”(Sahadi, 2016, p.2). Unfortunately, other states had not latched on to the laws made in those four states. Fortunately Larger companies began to give maternity leave laws for both parents. “Facebook was one of the first large companies to offer leave for parents”(Sahadi, 2016, p.2). With a large company like this starting the shared parental leave trend gave a positive look into what other companies could do in the future. The action that facebook took spiraled and “in 2012, two million fathers were stay at home dads”(The United states department of labor, 2015, p. 3” It seemed to be that the