While employers are paying more attention to their caregivers than they have in the past, does that attention extend to working dads?
According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), 32% of employers offer paid paternity leave, while around 40% offer paid maternity leave. Despite the gap being just 8%, the disparity highlights a bigger problem for dads: Corporate America often does not perceive them as caregivers. Notably, Pew Research Center found that over half of dads are dissatisfied with how much time they spend with their family — two times more than moms who reported the same.
