Similarly, on the other side of the globe Japan leads the world with its paternity leave policy: fathers are given up to a year of paid leave. But there’s a chasm between policy and practice. In 2017, a paltry 5 percent of fathers took the paid leave to which they were entitled. This highlights two prerequisites for creating a healthier relationship to work: (1) the structural protections to ensure employees can have a life outside of work; and (2) the cultural will to do so.
