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Men accounted for 50.3% of parental leave requests in May, outnumbering women for the month. While more women are on leave overall, the total ratio is approaching equality. This shifting demographic follows a new policy allowing parents to take 30 individual days off over a two-year period, a flexible system already embraced by over a quarter of parents.
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00:00In a first, new government data shows more men requested parental leave than women last month.
00:05Data from Taiwan's Labor Ministry shows that male applicants for parental leave surged to 50.3% in May.
00:11Women still take more parental leave overall, but the gap is narrowing.
00:15This follows a policy change this year, allowing parents to use up some of their existing paid leave on a
00:21day-by-day basis.
00:22The ministry says the new numbers show that the sharing of child care duties by both parents is becoming more
00:28common.
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