"In truth, we also encourage men to take paternity leave," says Chiao Hsing-kai. "That misperception will gradually change." But since women make only 70 % of what men make in Taiwan, it is inevitable that more women take time off to care for the kids.
「其實我們也鼓勵男性請育嬰假，而且這個觀念應該慢慢會改變，」中研院歐美所副研究員焦興鎧說，目前基於台灣女性的平均薪資是男性七成的現實考量下，雙薪家庭似乎理所當然地由太太請育嬰假，更何況台灣的民情都還是女性持家。