New York Dads Forgo $1.6 Billion in Paid State Leave, Study Says
The report comes as efforts to guarantee maternity leave in the US have stalled.
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New fathers are more likely to be eligible for state paid parental leave programs but less likely to take the time off, leaving as much as $1.6 billion on the table annually in New York alone, according to a new report.
An analysis of such programs in New York, New Jersey and California revealed that mothers had lower eligibility rates due in part to lower labor force participation, according to the report Wednesday from McKinsey & Co. and Moms First, a gender equality nonprofit.