1 big thing

America's paternity leave patchwork

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Over the weekend millions celebrated Father’s Day in the U.S. But, when it comes to giving dads paid time off to care for their new children, America lags behind.

  • Plus, the U.S. and China say they’ll stabilize relations.
  • And, new summer reading recommendations.

    • Guests: Axios' Erica Pandey and The New York Times' Jessica Grose.

    Credits: Axios Today is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Alexandra Botti, Fonda Mwangi and Ben O'Brien. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected]. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893.

    Go deeper:

    • America’s paternity leave patchwork
    • Majority of countries guarantee paid paternity leave — but not the U.S.
    • Blinken has "robust conversation" with China's Xi Jinping in Beijing


      • Summer reading recommendations from Jessica Grose:

      • The Forgotten Girls, A Memoir of Friendship and Lost Promise in Rural America
      • Big Swiss
      • Screaming on the Inside: The Unsustainability of American Motherhood
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