Both parents have the same responsibility to their kids, to do the absolute best for them, and we should fight back against outdated cultural norms that assume that mothers are the default parent, and that fathers "babysit" their own children.
That really, rally annoys me.
> we should fight back against outdated cultural norms that assume that mothers are the default parent
Its changing very slowly. Its very deeply ingrained which is self-reinforcing (schools phoning the mother when a child is sick is an example that came up in a previous discussion). Its assumed by the law in many countries (virtually no paternity leave here in the UK, for example).
But if she doesn't (e.g., she wasn't working enough regular hours over six months in the last 12 months, so for example, a stay at home parent) then the father doesn't qualify at all - because why would you need to stay home and support your partner and bond with your newborn child? Pfft.