This chapter aims to provide a historical account of paternity leave in Colombia and an analysis of the European community's recommendations regarding the need to equate and not just increase paternity leave. The above is a vehicle to reconcile and guarantee an equitable distribution of responsibilities at home and fully recognize the best interests of the minor, but also as a means to eliminate any discrimination between men and women, as the biological condition or even the gender identity of the father or mother are not the elements that serve as a cause for their recognition. Based on the analysis of the recommendations of the European community and supported by jurisprudential advances in matters of gender diversity and types of family composition In Colombia, the aim is to identify whether the increase in paternity leave provided for in Law 2114 of 2021 responds to the needs demanded by today's society, in terms of guarantee and effectiveness of rights, or if, on the contrary, the most advisable formula would be to equate paternity leave with maternity leave.