Parental Leave is ridiculous. It's much better to have a thriving job market where people make enough money to save for their own break and can find a new job after. If someone leaves for a year, do you fire them or the replacement when they come back?https://qz.com/work/1541822/the-bill-melinda-gates-foundation-is-backtracking-on-year-long-parental-leaves/ …
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Isn't this the country/local government doing something? What matters is not what could happen but what is the actual effect on birthrates/child care. It's a popular policy and if it works in achieving the goals then what's the issue?
Incentives matter. I don't think it's a coincidence that as a lot of companies have created subtly anti-family work cultures, societies have grown less family-oriented & birthrates have plummeted. If we're looking at outcomes, they're... not good.
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My alternative theory: you have to create a very powerful cultural story in order to combat a fundamental biological drive en masse. These stories were pointless when reproduction was largely out of anyone's control; now they have some utility, & they're suddenly widespread.
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I see, you think family leave policies actually contribute to that trend, well if that's true Ill change my mind. I understand the incentives but overall direction of effect isn't obvious. Culture at large seems more anti-baby, women working, college, sexual revolution etc.
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Those trends I listed seem like more obvious main explanations to me.
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