More California Dads Are Taking Paid Family Leave

The number of Californians taking paid family leave to bond with a new child doubled from fiscal year 2005 to fiscal year 2023. Fathers accounted for most of that growth.

Paid family leave bonding claims:

Source: California Employment Development Department. Claims figures based on the percentage of bonding claims filed by women and men, each multiplied by the total number of bonding claims.
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