parental leave

noun

1. a leave of absence from a job for a parent to care for a new baby.

Example Sentences

When men, on average, take just one day of parental leave for every month a woman takes, they unintentionally reinforce sexist stereotypes and harm new moms, who end up hitting a “maternal wall” when they do take longer leave.

From Time

There were some changes that went into effect this year, including increasing paid parental leave to 12 weeks and adding telemedicine as a covered benefit.

From Digiday

Paid parental leave is good for families, good for children and good for working parents, and America’s failure on this matter is so self-evident that we don’t need to spend more than this one paragraph emphasizing it.

From Washington Post

This, obviously, is harder for women who are poor, and especially in countries like the United States, where there is no mandatory paid parental leave and only a small percentage of working mothers get it from their employers.

From MIT Technology Review

In 2017, Chobani expanded its parental leave policy and now offers generous fertility benefits.

From Fortune

Some seventy-plus countries currently offer some paternity leave or parental leave days reserved for the father.

From The Daily Beast

Granted, Apple and Facebook have made tremendous strides in terms of expanding their parental leave policies over the years.

From The Daily Beast

He is far less likely to take a year of parental leave and then return on a reduced work schedule for the next eight years.

From The Daily Beast

French media claimed Mollier was on parental leave after the birth of his third child two months ago.

From The Daily Beast

Parental leave, part-time schedules, and teleworking are all trends that are gathering momentum.

From The Daily Beast