Over and over, it said fathers do not want to use this aid due to ill judgment by bosses and co-workers. The age-old gender role came forth; saying it’s the women’s responsibility to take care of the family. Queisser’s article “What dads can do for gender equality” conveys how this idea is true in many cultures. She states, “A 2013 survey by the Korean trade unions asked Korean fathers why they decided not to take leave; it showed that more than half were worried about the negative prejudices that they would be exposed to.” (Queisser 47). Having this connotation and prejudice in the workplace is unfair and unethical. This old school mentality needs to stop, in order to do so action is needed to start change. The article “Brave Men Take Paternity Leave” by Gretchen Gavett, uses statistics’ from a study on paternity leave showing why fathers were not hesitant to use this assistance. Gavett goes on to write,
“But research from economists Gordon B. Dahl, Katrine V. Loken, and Magne Mogstad, published this month in The American Economic Review, shows that, when paid paternity leave is made available by law, fathers do use it. Importantly, this isn’t just because the law exists; rather, it’s because when some brave souls take leave, that seems to reduce the stigma and encourage peers to take time off too.” (Gavett