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Even Canada, being our close neighbor, has a secure parental leave system in place....
Maternity and Paternity in Sweden ...
If you are a mother that completes at least 6 months of work at a company you are eligible for 17 weeks of maternity leave after pregnancy
After the 17 weeks both parents can share the remaining 37 weeks of parental leave with job security
86%: the number of men who say they wouldn't take paternity leave if paid less than 70% of salary
45%: the number of men who say they wouldn't take paternity leave unless fully paid
64%: the number of men who take paternity leave and take only 1-2 weeks
The majority of men who are actually offered paid paternity leave do end up taking their allotted time off
Workplace stigmas may exist against men who take paternity leave. The fact that men are still considered the primary breadwinners in most American households could play into this.
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Sweden has one of the world’s longest maternity leave days being about 480 days with 60 days reserved for the father.
Many believe that Sweden's narrow gender gap is results in equal opportunities for new moms and dads
In 2012 about 24% of dads took paternity leave and in 2013 there were about 360,000 dads that took their allowed 7 week leave.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/03/canada-parental-leave_n_6258932.html
Although not federal law, certain states in America mandate paid time off for new fathers. Federal law does allow up to 12 unpaid weeks off however.
A small number of workplaces (14%) in the United States offer parental leave to men.
2 boys agaes 4 &6
Have you ever taken a maternity leave here at the hospital? If so, how many?
Where else?
What are the benefits?
What are the drawbacks?
Did you take the full length?
Overall view?
Have you ever taken a maternity leave here at the hospital? If so, how many?
Where else?
What are the benefits?
What are the drawbacks?
Did you take the full length?
Overall view?
Maternity Leave: leave of absence from work, granted to a mother, after or shortly before the birth of her child
Paternity Leave: father granted leave of absence from work shortly after or before the birth of their child.
Family and Medical Leave Act 1993: Ensures at least 12 weeks of unpaid leave for companies of AT LEAST 50 employers
40 % of the workforce is employed by companies too small to be required to meet the mandate.
Rest of 60% of women consider 12 weeks unpaid to be financially impossible
British research states "it takes women a full year to recover psychologically from the upheaval of bringing a child into the world" (Logothetis 2015)
Without such accommodation, more than 43% of women leave the workforce for some period of time
"In at least 178 countries around the world, paid leave is guaranteed for working moms, while more than 50 countries provide wage benefits for fathers, according to the ILO"
Wendeline DeMorin, Alex Christensen, Sade Batchelor