Enjoy!
This varies from company to company. It isn't legally required, but the company I work for offers 6 months paid parental leave and it is encouraged you take it to spend time with your newborn/spouse and adjust to the new life. There are a lot of married couples in the office and both parents are allowed to take it together.
Most companies that my friends work for offer paid maternity leave ranging from 3 to 12 months. Generally paternal leave is the one that is never offered, or if it is offered, it's subtly discouraged against actually using it (you want that much-needed promotion now that you have a newborn, don't you? better work harder and not take time off!)
> This is the land of the free. Not the land of the equal.
Is this an attempt to make novelty accounts a thing on HN?
Or more seriously, on a scale of 1-10, how much tongue in cheek is in that assessment?
You need to get your priorities aligned. This is the land of the free. Not the land of the equal.