No, not really. What I'm really saying (or wish I had) is that I feel the whole discussion is framed in a way that devalues both fatherhood and motherhood in favor of paid work.
Maternity and paternity leave will not make a significant difference in the life of a baby, if after a few weeks he's relocated to nonparental care. It might even be worse, for the child, because he'll grieve the loss of his parents before accepting the new "caregiver," and the next, and the next. The research on attachment disorder caused by serial caregivers has been out for some years. One book that comes to mind is "Being There," author I dont' remember, but there are plenty of other sources.
My ideal is pre-industrial revolution, pre-modern American economy. Family business, family farm, family craftwork. Husbands, wives, and children working together for their own support, producing a readily discernible value for the community. We had it in this country once! I don't get my "homestead" this time, my husband has another corporate job, and I'm already (unproductively, I know) anticipating the separations, daily and longer term, disrupting our family life.
Well, I do appreciate that. And I don't think you're alone in looking back fondly on the pre-industrial world.
Maybe I should have been more clear. When I stated my position, I was really only talking about the world in which we are living now.