I recently had a thought regarding family leave and corporate social responsibility (CSR). This is a term that some use to describe corporations who help society as opposed to corporations who hurt society. Personally, I don’t think it’s possible. You can find a great deal of discussion regarding this issue here: Rethos.com
On top of the many other things corporations must do and ways corporations must be in order for them to be truly socially responsible, here’s one more. Corporations must also be concerned with the children of our society for they are the people who will one day take over. To be responsible for the well-being of society’s children (i.e. be socially responsible), a corporation must allot as much paid time off for childcare as parents need. For instance, a socially responsible corporation may offer up to 12 months of paid family leave (maternity, paternity, and general childcare) including full benefits. This way, our society’s children will be taken care of adequately so they can grow into socially responsible adults. This and other programs would help parents take care of children. Society will necessarily benefit as well.