America's paternity leave patchwork

1 big thing

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🗓️ 20 June 2023

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Over the weekend millions celebrated Father’s Day in the U.S. But, when it comes to giving dads paid time off to care for their new children, America lags behind. Plus, the U.S. and China say they’ll stabilize relations. And, new summer reading recommendations. Guests: Axios' Erica Pandey and The New York Times' Jessica Grose. Credits: Axios Today is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Alexandra Botti, Fonda Mwangi and Ben O'Brien. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected]. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893. Go deeper: America’s paternity leave patchwork Majority of countries guarantee paid paternity leave — but not the U.S. Blinken has "robust conversation" with China's Xi Jinping in Beijing Summer reading recommendations from Jessica Grose: The Forgotten Girls, A Memoir of Friendship and Lost Promise in Rural America Big Swiss Screaming on the Inside: The Unsustainability of American Motherhood Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:08.0	You see an old picture of you and your mates grinning hard into the camera.
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0:34.0	Good morning. Welcome to Exios today.
0:36.0	It's Tuesday, June 20th. I'm Nyla Budu.
0:38.0	Today, the US and China say they'll stabilize relations.
0:42.0	Plus, new summer reading recommendations.
0:44.0	But, verse, America's paternity leave patchwork.
0:48.0	That's today's one big thing.
0:51.0	Over the weekend, million celebrated Father's Day in the US.
0:58.0	But when it comes to giving dads paid time off to care for their new children,
1:03.0	America lags behind.
1:05.0	63% of countries around the world provide fathers with paid parental leave.
1:10.0	That's according to the World Policy Analysis Center.
1:13.0	In the US, just 11 states have paid parental leave for all parents.
1:19.0	Excuses Erica Panty is here with the big picture.
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