In order for parents and children to bond, they need time together, especially in the child’s early stages of life. With that in mind, Etsy has joined other employers in instituting a family leave policy that applies to mothers and fathers equally and is generous by American employment standards.
The move may have been influenced by the personal experiences of the company CEO, Chad Dickerson, who in 2014 adopted a child and spoke publicly about his leave. He reportedly took full advantage of the then-existing policy for parents, reports Fast Company. But Etsy is not the only company adopting a gender neutral and generous policy, nor the first.
