A few weeks ago, I wrote about celebrating our mother colleagues at work on Mother’s Day.  And the same, I believe, should go for dads.  Both of these parental-celebration days are, for good reason, celebrated privately, among family.  But there is no reason not to tout the merits of great moms and great dads at our places of employment, too.

I know, I know – studies have shown that women get a “motherhood penalty” at work and are suddenly perceived as less competent, while fathers get the so-called “fatherhood bonus” simply for having kids.   These are biases that we, as a society need to work hard to educate ourselves about and to eradicate.  […]