In the UK where I live and work, men get paternity leave and if I understand correctly it's meant to be as long as maternity leave, exactly so that there is no room for excuses about how women need to be away from work after having children whereas men don't.

Additionally, businesses get money from the state to pay the wages of their employers on maternity leave, and I think (hope) they do the same for fathers.

I believe other European countries also have similar arrangements in place.