--- title: Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg To Take 2 Months Paternity Leave description: Cites studies that show outcomes are better for children when both parents take time off canonical: https://time.com/4123291/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-paternity-leave/ author: Charlotte Alter article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-11-20T23:43:52.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:57:32.231Z og:title: Mark Zuckerberg Will Take Two Months of Paternity Leave og:description: Cites studies showing it's better for kids og:url: https://time.com/4123291/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-paternity-leave/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt22b007e0d142d50b/698872518e06019ed1463735/mark-zuckerberg-02.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: Facebook chief executive and founder Mark Zuckerberg speaks during a 'town-hall' meeting at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in New Delhi on October 28, 2015. 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It is a free newsletter available at time.com/newsletters.  by [Charlotte Alter](https://time.com/author/charlotte-alter/)  ## Charlotte Alter Senior Correspondent Nov 20, 2015 11:43 PM UTC  Mark Zuckerberg speaks during a 'town-hall' meeting at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in New Delhi on Oct. 28, 2015 Mark Zuckerberg speaks during a 'town-hall' meeting at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in New Delhi on Oct. 28, 2015Money Sharma—AFP/Getty Images  by [Charlotte Alter](https://time.com/author/charlotte-alter/)  ## Charlotte Alter Senior Correspondent Nov 20, 2015 11:43 PM UTC Mark Zuckerberg announced on [Facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10102486605494451&set=a.529237706231.2034669.4&type=3&theater)Friday that he plans to take two months of paid maternity leave when his daughter arrives. Zuckerberg’s wife Priscilla Chan is pregnant with the couple’s first child, and her due date has not been revealed. But if the toys posted on Zuckerberg’s Facebook page is [any indication](https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10102486605494451&set=a.529237706231.2034669.4&type=3&theater), the baby could be arriving sometime soon. “We’ve also been thinking about how we’re going to take time off during the first months of her life,” he wrote in a post accompanying some photos of baby gear. “This is a very personal decision, and I’ve decided to take 2 months of paternity leave when our daughter arrives.” “Studies show that when working parents take time to be with their newborns, outcomes are better for the children and families,” he wrote. Facebook offers U.S. employees up to 4 months of paid maternity or paternity leave which they can take throughout the year. Zuckerberg did not mention whether he plans to take his remaining two months at a later date. 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