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Roughly half of Russell 1000 companies disclose the length of their paid parental leave, with just 26% of companies providing at least 12 weeks of paid leave for primary caregivers (the main people responsible for a child’s care, typically mothers). That figure drops to 13% for secondary caregivers (the support people in a child’s care, typically fathers).
On average, Russell 1000 companies offer 10.9 weeks of paid leave to primary caregivers and 7.9 weeks to secondary caregivers to welcome a new child.
Increasingly, companies offer parity in parental leave for primary and secondary caregivers: from just 11.5% in 2020 to 30.4% in 2023.
The length of all types of paid leave varies significantly across industries. Technology and telecommunications are among the industries with longer leave on average.
Unlimited leave policies have become more common, albeit still rare. Between 2020 and 2023, disclosures of unlimited paid time off (PTO) and sick leave have increased by 58% and 67%, respectively.
32% of companies offer some form of dependent care policies, with just 10% providing both subsidized and backup dependent care.
Of the 100 largest companies in the Russell 1000, 53% offer paid family and/or medical leave, with the majority of these disclosing only paid medical leave.