Hey, There’s No Paternity Leave in Baseball

Colby Lewis

Colby Lewis took a 72-hour paternity leave to attend the birth of his daughter. Predictably, loudmouth baseball purists are up in arms.

Real Men Know How to Take Paternity Leave

credit: Mike Baird

From WeNews: Last year while pregnant with our second child, I learned that my husband had accrued six weeks of vacation leave and a stunning eight months of paid sick leave. I suggested (and was prepared to insist) that he use it after the birth of our son and he enthusiastically agreed–and actually made it [...]

Paid Paternity Leave Means Swedish Dads Got It Made

In case you missed it when the magazine covered how awesome Sweden is a couple months ago, check out this column written by a very happy Swedish dad. “In total, I’ve spent 18 of the past 36 months on paternity leave here in Sweden, my adopted country, ‘off’ work to care for my two kids,” [...]

Sweden Rules

Make a baby. Get two months off—paid.