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Jun 9, 2026
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When men take parental leave, their careers may benefit — but women’s do not
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Organizations pushing for gender equity often point to parental leave as part of the solution. But these policies can simultaneously advance men’s careers and leave women’s unchanged. (Getty Images/Unsplash+)
When men take parental leave, their careers may benefit — but women’s do not
Published: June 9, 2026 12.16pm EDT
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Parental leave policies in Canada are designed for both parents, but fathers use them at roughly half the rate of mothers. From 2012 to 2017, Statistics Canada found 88 per cent of mothers took maternity leave, parental leave or a combination of t…
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