But laws reserving at least two months of the generously paid, 13-month parental leave exclusively for fathers — a quota that could well double after the September election — have set off profound social change. Companies have come to expect employees to take leave irrespective of gender, and not to penalize fathers at promotion time. Women’s paychecks are benefiting and the shift in fathers’ roles is perceived as playing a part in lower divorce rates and increasing joint custody of children. In perhaps the most striking example of social engineering, a new definition of masculinity is emerging.
85% of men in Sweden take a “daddy leave”, and get weird looks if they don’t (as opposed to here where everyone is all “no homo” or too depressed they have a child in the first place).This agenda isn’t just about being conscientious; the government laws, subsidies, penalties have bite.
Of course it’s not all meatballs and blonde people — there’s mention of guys so paralyzed by the politically correct atmosphere they don’t even know how to flirt (even with all the meatballs and blonde people!) — but as it pertains to the social engineering stuff, the article paints an interesting picture of how others abroad are shaping family values.
