It may sound counterintuitive, but one of the best things a company can do to promote women at work is give men more benefits — particularly paternity leave.
Not five days off in a row. That’s just extra vacation time. I’m talking about a long stretch of time off so new fathers can be home with their new babies. The same amount of time that mothers get when they have a baby. And companies can’t just announce that leave is available, they must do everything possible to convince men to take it. Otherwise they won’t.
EY (formerly Ernst & Young) recently announced the promotion of a record number of women to partner — 30 percent of the 753 people who made partner around the world in 2015 were women. Obviously, 50 percent would be better, and right in line with demographics. Still, the number represents marked progress for the male-heavy firm. Overall, about 19 percent of partners are women.
[For more of this story, written by Emily Peck, go to https://medium.com/@HuffingtonPost/the-feminist-case-for-paternity-leave-that-almost-no-one-is-talking-about-e939e737e59]
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