MARC-to-Go brings you the week's top content from the MARC Community
Discuss: From MARC Social
In Focus: Fatherhood and Paternity Leave
Action: Ask a Father What His Paternity Leave Was Like
If you have taken paternity leave, share your experience with another man.
Questions or comments about our Action of the Month? Share your experience in our
theme forum thread or
email us.
Poll: Do You Know a Man Who Has Taken More Than 10 Days of Paternity Leave?
In the United States, seven in 10 fathers taking leave take 10 days or less.
Do you personally know anyone who has taken off for 10 days or more? Vote now!
Read: From the Blog
Let's Awaken Businesses to the Benefits of Paternity Leave
Becoming a father can be scary. Asking for paternity leave shouldn't be.
And yet 73% of dads agree there is little workplace support for fathers.
This is bad for families and for businesses, writes working father expert Josh Levs.
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Feminism Needs a Rebrand. Paternity Leave Shows Us Why
Supporting gender equality as a man is so much bigger than championing women.
The perfect example of how everyone benefits? Paternity leave.
Once you see these seven charts, we think you'll be convinced that this policy is too important to ignore.
Read more
News and Views: From the Library
This Tool Demystifies Sexual Harassment Grey Areas
Tips and Tools. Not sure what constitutes sexual harassment—
or how to talk about it?
This tool helps with both.
The Spectrum of Sexual Harassment at Work was developed to improve work culture and lower the risk of conflict and legal action.
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How Fathers Can Change What It Means to Be a Man
Men and Families. Men are seen as aggressive, unemotional, reckless, bossy. This hasn't changed since the '50s.
Stereotypes of dads, on the other hand, have become increasingly positive. Dads are calm, considerate, selfless—and redefining manhood
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Quote of the Week
"[Men] want [paternity leave] and they want to take it. The fear that holds them back is worrying about what others think—their bosses, their co-workers, their family."
Do you want to speak out for more equitable workplaces—and get heard? MARC bloggers have their writing showcased across MARC social media channels and in the weekly MARC-to-Go newsletter.
