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So What If Yahoo's New Dads Get Less Leave Than Moms?

Posted by timothy on from the what-about-occasional-babysitters? dept.

Dawn Kawamoto writes "Yahoo rolled out an expanded maternity/paternity policy that doubled the family leave for moms to 16 weeks. But new dads at Yahoo get only 8 weeks. It turns out that Yahoo is not the only Fortune 500 company to short-shrift news dads. But, really, do new dads think it's worth crying over? Hmmm...changing diapers or cleaning up code — both are messy, but one smells less."

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  1. Re:Equal rights by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The kid could also end up the next killer or bomber, and also may be estranged and not want to take care of his/her parents. It is drastically safer to save the horrendous amount of cash it takes to raise a child and use it to take care of yourself.

  2. Re:Equal rights by DogDude · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    I'd like to clarify that NC isn't "ruby red". It's more like purple. The cities are smart, progressive places with good economies and lots of jobs and well-educated people. The rest of the state is bumfuck, but all of the rural areas of NC are quickly losing population while the cities are all growing.

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  3. Re:Equal rights by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    This is not an equal rights case. Fathers have not just given birth, they are not the same as mothers, therefor they cannot demand equal rights.