the startup maternity & paternity leave policy survey
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To understand how tech employers approach this important benefit for recruiting, PaperG surveyed 97 tech companies on their maternity and paternity leave policies. Respondents ranged in size from seed-funded to post-IPO, including: Inkling Facebook Google Twitch.TV PayPal Optimize.ly Medium Nextdoor Stripe UpstartTRANSCRIPT
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The Startup Maternity & Paternity Leave Policy Survey
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Would you work for a tech company or startup that didn’t have a paid maternity leave policy?
61% of women in technology would not
Sample size of 101 women working at a startup or technology company
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Employer Survey Methodology
To understand how tech employers approach this important benefit for recruiting, PaperG surveyed 97 tech companies on their maternity and paternity leave policies.
Respondents ranged in size from seed-funded to post-IPO, including:
Inkling Facebook
Google Twitch.TV
PayPal
Optimize.ly Medium Nextdoor
Stripe Upstart
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100% 100%
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Seed Series A Series B Series C Series D Post-IPO
% of companies that offer paid maternity leave
%of companies that offer paid paternity leave
Funding Stage!
Seed stage companies are completely missing out on female talent due to a lack of paid leave policies. Some Series A, B, and C companies are too.
Stage of Funding vs. Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave Offering
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paperOlder companies tend to have maternity and paternity policies, allowing them to attract more talent.
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The greater the representation of females at a tech company the more likely it is to have a paid maternity leave policy.
Representation of Females!
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Surprisingly, the greater the representation of females at a tech company the more likely it is to have a paid paternity leave policy.
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Representation of Females!
Female Representation at Startups vs. Paternity Leave Policy Implementation
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71% Maternity Leave Policy
Paternity Leave Policy
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Half of tech companies with paid maternity policies offer 3 or more months. The other half varies drastically.
Months of Paid Maternity Leave Offered!
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How Many Months of Paid Maternity Leave Does Your Company’s Policy Give?
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43%
29%
21%
7%
0% 5%
10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%
< 1 1 2 3+
Plurality of tech companies offer less than a month of paid paternity leave.
Months of Paid Paternity Leave Offered!
How Many Months of Paid Paternity Leave Does Your Company’s Policy Give?
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Series A Series B Series C Series D Post-IPO
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We found no relationship between the funding stage of a tech company and the amount of paid maternity leave offered to employees.
Amount of leave given in
months
Funding Stage of Startup!
Stage of Funding vs. Amount of Paid Maternity Leave Given
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33%
50%
66%
100%
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100%
120%
Series A Series B Series C Series D Post-IPO
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We found no relationship between the funding stage of a tech company and the amount of paid paternity leave offered to employees.
Amount of leave given in
months
Funding Stage of Startup!
Stage of Funding vs. Amount of Paid Paternity Leave Given
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Immediate Survey Takeaways
Funding Stage Benchmarks • 0% of seed-funded companies have a maternity or paternity policy • 50% of funded startups begin implementing such policies at Series A • 100% of startups have put it in place both paternity and maternity policies by the Series D
stage and post-IPO.
Policy Benchmarks • 50% of paid maternity policies offered 3 or more months • Typically, paid paternity policies are <1 month
Interesting Correlations • Size of company v. female representation (+) • Female representation v. likelihood of having paid maternity policy (+) • Female representation v. likelihood of having paid paternity policy (+)
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Future Survey Follow Ups
Impacts on Recruiting • Does the lack of maternity leave policy contribute to the gender gap at tech companies and
startups as a whole?
• Could paternity leave be used as a perk at tech companies mostly male? • Do startups attract younger employees who don’t care about maternity or paternity
policies? • Are tech companies better or worse at providing maternity/paternity policies than non-tech
companies?
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