Mandatory paternity leave would help close the wage gap
I&#x27;m surprised this has had such a good reception.  Hobbling men in the name of equality is just bizarre.  It&#x27;s mixture of &quot;Hansel and Gretel&quot; and &quot;Harrison Bergeron&quot;.  Instead of weights just fatten them up with sweets.<p>I didn&#x27;t push a human being out from between my legs.  Because of that I&#x27;m capable of working.  I would like to be <i>useful</i> to my family.  Working is one way I can do that.<p>If I work while my wife is on leave and the gender pay gap is worsened.  <i>I don&#x27;t care.</i>  If my wife stays home to recover from her ordeal and the gender wage gap is worsened.  <i>She doesn&#x27;t care.</i><p>The gender wage gap is so abstract and cynical at this point.  It is beyond meaning.  People aren&#x27;t allow to live their lives the way they see fit because of some stupid number.<p>Shocking I know but there is no such thing as the &quot;average woman&quot;.  If her wage is different from the &quot;average man&quot; it has no bearing on the earnings of a <i>specific woman</i> with <i>specific goals and habits</i>.