As More New Dads Get Paternity Leave, Companies Push Them to Take It

At some companies, new fathers get advice from older colleagues to take their full paid leave; ‘If you don’t take it, it’s borderline idiotic,’ one manager said

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As more companies offer new fathers more paid time off, a new challenge has emerged—persuading working dads to actually take advantage of it.

Job-related anxieties that come with parental leave, including worries about slowing one’s career’s trajectory, are familiar to many women. As more employers expand parental-leave benefits for men, new and soon-to-be fathers are confronting those same concerns.

Many...