Paternity leave is leave provided to fathers who need time off of work to care for a newborn or recently adopted or fostered child. Parental leave under the FMLA includes paternity leave, but some organizations offer additional leave options, such as paid parental leave, including paternity leave. If you find that more women than men are taking parental leave, it may be time to update your benefit communications or educate the managers and administrators who handle leave requests. You might also want to revise your leave policies with gender neutral language so that men don’t feel excluded from parental leave.