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What’s more, men were less likely than women to connect everyday workplace behaviors – such as challenging misogynistic behavior, taking paternity leave and offering a flexible work environment – with advancing equity.
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Colleen Tolan, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025
Ohtani has missed just three games all year – two while on paternity leave following the birth of his daughter and the one in Colorado.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
The government has been trying to fight the decline for more than a decade, with efforts accelerating in recent years as the full scale of the crisis became clear – doing everything from offering childbirth and housing subsidies to encouraging fathers to take paternity leave.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
Learning from experience, my paternity leave taught me that rigid structures don’t support real-life balance; a flexible, part-time transition would have been more beneficial for both my family and the business.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 July 2025
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Colleen Tolan, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025
Ohtani has missed just three games all year – two while on paternity leave following the birth of his daughter and the one in Colorado.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
The government has been trying to fight the decline for more than a decade, with efforts accelerating in recent years as the full scale of the crisis became clear – doing everything from offering childbirth and housing subsidies to encouraging fathers to take paternity leave.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
Learning from experience, my paternity leave taught me that rigid structures don’t support real-life balance; a flexible, part-time transition would have been more beneficial for both my family and the business.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for paternity leave
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“Paternity leave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paternity%20leave. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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