A multimillionaire Silicon Valley venture capitalist has refused to apologise for calling men in “important positions” who take six months paternity leave “losers”.
Joe Lonsdale, a founder of software giant Palantir Technologies, made the comment on Twitter in response to Pete Buttigieg, the US transportation secretary, taking time off to care for his newborn twins.
“Any man in an important position who takes 6 months of leave for a newborn is a loser,” Lonsdale said late on Wednesday. “In the old days men had babies and worked harder to provide for their future – that’s the correct masculine response.”
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