> There are very few, if any, non-breeding employees* at my company that out perform me, even with all my family related issues.

I'll just copy-paste this from another comment of mine:

don't counter with "someone really good and a parent is better than a mediocre one without children", since you'll find that I said nothing implying otherwise, because of course that's true

But also:

> I don't think there is a strong correlation between the productivity of workers with or without kids.

Do you think that still holds in countries that give a year or more in paid parental leave?

To me being away for a few years will obviously make your career lag by a few years.