A UK sex discrimination ruling highlights why men still fear taking parental leave. (Image: Getty)When I ask expectant parents whether the father will take any parental leave, the answer is usually “no”. The reasons given are familiar: his job is too busy, there is no one to cover for him, or he does not think he is legally entitled to it at all.It may be correct that it is not easy for the father to take any sustained leave from his role, but that may be the case for the mother too. I took parental leave twice: first as a senior associate building a case for partnership, then 16 months later, in my first months as a p...