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The Transparency Blackout
96%
hide parental leave
1,969
disclose maternity
1,169
disclose paternity

Maternity vs. Paternity: The Gender Gap Persists

Among the 3.9% that disclose: mothers get 12-20 weeks, fathers get 4-8 weeks

Maternity Leave

Paternity Leave

The parental leave blackout: A staggering 96% of remote jobs (48,195 of 50,164) hide their parental leave policies entirely. Only 1,969 positions (3.9%) disclosed any parental benefits—1,969 mentioning maternity and 1,169 paternity leave. Among the tiny fraction that shares, software engineering leads with 141 positions offering 16+ weeks maternity leave. The data exposes a double discrimination: near-total secrecy plus gender gaps where mothers get 12-20 weeks versus fathers' 4-8 weeks.

Top Leave

Job categories offering 16 or more weeks of parental leave, showing gender disparities between maternity and paternity policies
Category 16+ Wks Maternity Paternity Gap
Software Engineering 141 103 38 2.7x
Data Science 70 48 22 2.2x
Customer Service 69 51 18 2.8x
Account Management 64 46 18 2.6x
Sales 58 42 16 2.6x
Product Management 48 35 13 2.7x
Human Resources 37 28 9 3.1x

Gender gap shows how many times more maternity leave jobs exist compared to paternity leave

Methodology: Leave duration is shown in weeks of paid leave. Companies offering partial pay or graduated return-to-work programs are categorized by their full-pay equivalent duration.

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