The main reason is that childcare leave is unpaid-you can hold on to your job, but you lose your salary for that period of time-and there has never been a corresponding subsidy to compensate. Few people have been able to accept giving up income just when there is an additional mouth to feed and plenty of new expenses.
育嬰假之所以乏人問津，關鍵在於沒有配套的津貼制度，在家中多添了一口、開銷驟增的情況下，捨得放棄薪水回家「吃自己」的人，畢竟還是少數。