Alexis Ohanian, aka Mr. Serena Williams, on why parental leave is good for men

After tennis star Serena Williams' life-threatening experience with the birth of their child, Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian -- now married to Williams -- saw how crucial it was for families to have time to recover post-childbirth. Ohanian has made it his mission to advocate for parental leave for dads, too.

It's mostly women who birth and feed babies, and therefore it is mostly women who are too often left to choose between healing from birth and adequately caring for their newborn, or a paycheck. It's a choice few would want to make, and yet the vast majority of new moms are put in that position and suffer. As a result, women are more likely to get angry, and then more likely get loud.

But men also stand to benefit from paid parental leave. Spending time with one's child and partner in the early days can have psychological, physical and even professional benefits in the long-run. Paid leave should be their fight, too.