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Additional Birth Leave 2026: What About Mental Load?
France's new additional birth leave takes effect on 1 July 2026: 1 to 2 months of paid leave per parent, set by the decree of 30 May 2026. It's a real step forward for time spent with the child. But leave frees up time — it doesn't redistribute the mental load. And it could even reproduce a well-documented asymmetry: in France, 94% of parents on full-time parental leave were women (Drees). A breakdown nine days before it begins.
Read article →Mental Load: Fathers and Mothers Don't See It the Same Way
In Quebec, 77% of mothers say they carry the mental load, but 45% of fathers believe it's shared equally. Unpacking a perception gap — and how to close it as a couple.
Read article →Paternal Mental Load: What Fathers Actually Carry (and What They Don't See Yet)
According to an Ipsos study, 61% of men are unaware of women's domestic mental load. And yet, fathers carry a load too — different, often unnamed, sometimes confused with the provider role. Ahead of Father's Day 2026 (Sunday 21 June in France, Sunday 21 June in the UK, Sunday 21 June in the US), an honest map of what fathers really carry, and what they don't see yet.
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