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And PTS founder Joeli Brearly, calls them "a missed opportunity".

PTS wants all fathers, including those self-employed, paid 90% of their salary for six weeks, however long they have had their job.

Research by PTS, the Centre for Progressive Policy and Women in Data suggests countries with more than six weeks' paid paternity leave have a 4% smaller gender pay gap.

“There’s definitely a shortage of PTs. The jobs are there,” said Lee, a student at California State University-Sacramento who is on track to receive his degree in May.

As many patients seeking an appointment can attest, the nationwide shortage of PTs is real.