![]() ![]() It is because they care about Twitter and our future, and it’s a signal that the work we do here matters.”Īgrawal’s appointment as CEO has already raised hackles in right-wing circles. ![]() “Lots of people are going to have lots of different opinions about today’s news. “The world is watching us right now, even more than they have before,” Agrawal, 37, wrote in his own email to employees (and posted to Twitter). As of the end of September 2021, it has more than 7,100 employees worldwide, up 33% year over year. Under Dorsey, who had been CEO since 2015, the company focused on making Twitter easier to use and more engaging, and also improving the reliability and scalability of the overall service and its advertising stack.Īgrawal noted that there were fewer than 1,000 Twitter employees when he joined the company in 2011. While some cities and states have mandates for paid parental leave, there is no paid leave plan for mothers and fathers at a federal level.Twitter has credited Agrawal’s engineering work on its revenue and consumer platforms with helping turn around its audience growth in 2016-17. The US ranks among the least generous countries in the world when it comes to paid paternity and maternity leave. He faced a backlash for doing so and addressed it by saying America had a lot of “catching up” to do on the issue. Pete Buttigieg, the US transportation secretary, also took paternity leave last fall when he and his husband welcomed their children. Meanwhile, Ohanian has become a champion of the paternity leave movement. In 20, Zuckerberg took two months of paternity leave after the births of his daughters. But it is another step in a path being paved by other tech leaders, including Meta’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, and the Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. ![]() I remember the guilt I felt when I took a week off following the births our daughters (who are now 7 and 9),” Jimmy Moock, a partner at a PR firm in Philadelphia, commented on Lee’s post.Īgrawal’s decision is by no means the norm, with most American men taking less than 10 days off the job, according to the Department of Labor, despite the benefits for both parents and children. Lee’s post drew comments from other fathers cheering Agrawal on. “Proud that Twitter and our CEO Parag Agrawal are leading the way here, ensuring ALL parents are able to take advantage of this most special time for their families,” Brenden Lee, of Twitter’s corporate communications department, wrote in a post on LinkedIn. “I wish leaders did this when I was early in my career and becoming a father.” ![]() “Thank you for leading by example and taking paternity leave,” tweeted Ned Segal, Twitter’s chief financial officer. She added that the decision was “personal” and that the company had designed a program that is “customizable” and can include up to 20 weeks of “flexible” leave.Īgrawal’s decision is being lauded by other fathers and co-workers. “At Twitter, we encourage and fully support employees taking parental leave in whatever way works best for each person,” Laura Yagerman, the company’s head of corporate communications, told the Washington Post. Twitter did not immediately respond to the Guardian’s request for further information. Agrawal’s leave was announced last week but it wasn’t immediately clear when its scheduled to begin. ![]()
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