TED英文演说-为什么陪产假有利于每个人中英文演讲稿.docx

第 第 PAGE 1 页 Why paternity leave benefits everyone 00:06 I remember the day. My wife was three months pregnant, and I knew that I wanted to take time off. But when I walked in to ask my boss, I was so nervous. I was about to ask for seven months of paternity leave, and I just didn’t know how my boss would react to that. 00:21 [The Way We Work] 00:25 Like most men in Japan, I grew up being told that masculinity is supposed to look a certain way. You’re supposed to be stoic and strong, dominant and in control; the breadwinner for your family. But when I met my wife, she challenged me on that. She pushed me on thinking that men should always pay for dates and assuming that women should always do the childcare. 00:45 Japan offers both mothers and fathers 12 months of paid parental leave. It’s been ranked number one in the world in terms of length and compensation for paternity leave. But here’s the crazy thing. In 2020, only about seven percent of fathers took it. And of that seven percent, three quarters took a leave of two weeks or less. With pressure at work, most Japanese men just aren’t at home during this pivotal time. And that’s a shame, because paternity leave -- it benefits everyone. Here is why normalizing it is so important. 01:17 I believe deeply in gender equality. I took my wife’s last name and even wrote a book about it, and still I was terrified asking for paternity leave. Id heard of bosses denying the request or questioning their employees’ masculinity. I was scared that in asking for time off, I might be replaced or left behind. But my boss -- he accepted my request right away, which made me feel so valued, and he let me focus on what was important: my family. 01:46 I can’t describe how much joy I got seeing my newborn son each day. I especially loved my early morning shift with him so his mom could sleep in. When he was a newborn, we’d just cuddle on the couch, but when he got a little bigger, he became my best workout buddy as a cheerleader