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Must every man take spring off to give birth?

The curse of paternity leave

3 May 2014

9:00 AM

3 May 2014

9:00 AM

Really, I do wish people would stagger their baby-making. Absolutely every professional person whose services I have required in the past few weeks has declared themselves out of action for procreational reasons. And before I get accused of sexism, most of them have been men.

It is a very strange thing, this trend for paternity leave.

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