“This report shows that we are still very much in a ‘stalled revolution’ when it comes to gender equality in the workplace – and young women see it,” said Pamela Smock, a sociology professor at the University of Michigan. “When we see our male CEOs taking off a day to care for a sick child, then we will be working in a more gender-equal workplace – and a more gender-equal world.”

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