Rejecting the Gynocentric Approach to Paternity Leave

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of paternity leave and its impact on gender equality in the workplace.

On December 22 of 2025, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published a tweet about paternity leave and its purposes. In the tweet, the OECD said: “Paid leave for fathers is expanding, but it remains underused. When fathers take paternal leave, it leads to more equal caregiving, higher workforce participation among mothers, and greater gender equality at work.” Similarly, on July 25, 2023, OECD published a tweet that said: “Women often do the brunt of unpaid work at home, making it harder to advance their careers. Governments should grant paternity leave and employers should encourage fathers to take it. This would help create a more equal workplace.” A link embedded in the 2025 tweet takes one to an OECD policy brief in October 2025, which provides more details on the group’s views on paternity leave. The policy brief, is titled “ Paid leave for fathers: Recent OECD policy trends ,” expresses the same sentiments as in the tweets. For example, one of the brief’s “key messages” is that “[f]athers’ leave benefits not only parents and children but also promote gender equality.” This point is expanded upon later in the brief: “Fathers’ use of leave…

People in this episode

Host: James L. Nuzzo

Topics covered

• paternity leave
• gender equality
• workplace equality
• caregiving
• unpaid work

Keywords

• paternity leave
• gender equality
• OECD
• caregiving
• workforce participation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Books & works: Paid leave for fathers: Recent OECD policy trends

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