Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian took 16 weeks off to be with his family when his daughter was born. Here's a look inside his fight for paid paternity leave - and why he's bringing it to Congress

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Alexis Ohanian and his daughter, Alexis Olympia, while watching his wife Serena Williams compete in the Fed Cup tennis competition in February 2018.

• Alexis Ohanian may have made it big as the cofounder of Reddit and as a venture capitalist, but he spends more of his time discussing his newest job: fatherhood. 
• Ohanian believes that parental leave isn't just good for families, it's good for businesses, he told Fast Company.
• Ohanian is working to make paid paternity leave "the law of the land," and is taking the fight to Congress in October, according to Fast Company.
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Famous fathers aren't held to a high enough standard, Reddit cofounder-turned-venture-capitalist Alexis Ohanian told Fast Company. 

That's partially why he's been outspoken about his decision to take 16 weeks of paid leave after his daughter with Serena Williams was born in 2017.

Since then, Ohanian has become a leader in the fight for paid paternal leave, and his social media profiles are the front lines. 

Read more: Alexis Ohanian has taken out billboards for wife Serena Williams, but he says a simple Sunday morning ritual means more to their relationship

Now, he told Fast Company, it's time to take the battle to Congress. 

"It's not a question of IF we'll get #paidfamilyleave in the USA, just a matter of WHEN," Ohanian tweeted, "And WHEN we do, we need dads to take full advantage of it."

Keep reading to learn more about Ohanian's own experience with paternity leave and what he's done to make sure other fathers can have the same experience.