Paternity leave has many benefits for dads, their partners and their babies -- but did you know it also has surprising benefits for companies? This is what author Shu Matsuo Post learned from his seven transformative months of paternity leave -- and he says it can create more equal and diverse workplaces and even boost productivity.

Shu Matsuo Post is a speaker, writer, and feminist advocate based in Tokyo. He is the author of I Took Her Name, where he shares his experience of changing his name after marriage in Japan. He also took 7 months of paternity leave from his full-time work when he and his wife welcomed their first child in the fall of 2020. He works with organizat...