Paternity Leave

Sheryl Sandberg may be missing the point with her latest #LeanInTogether movement. It's not that men don't want to support their spouses—it's that our workplaces aren't changing fast enough to encourage it.

Just 20 years ago, paternity leave was mostly scoffed at. But today, experts agree that when men take a greater role in caregiving, everyone benefits. So how do we get governments and businesses to rethink their policies?

Until we recognize that maternity and paternity leave are linked to class privilege, we won't be able to change anything.