Paternity Leave for Fathers? Yay or Nay? In 2016 your average household does not exist of a just one mother and one father but maybe two mothers or two fathers. Although a women is the one that carries a baby for forty weeks, it takes two people to raise a child. A mother is given anywhere from six to twelve weeks after having a baby to be off of work. A father does have that same opportunity, depending on their place of employment. Where maternity leave is offered for mothers it should also be offered for fathers as they are equally responsible for their child. This gives the father enough time to spend with his new born child and form a bond. Even though it might seem like a great idea for fathers to be given paternity leave there are
