The Econ­o­mist graph­i­cally com­pares OECD mater­nity leave allowances.

Swe­den is the most gen­er­ous of the OECD coun­tries, not only offer­ing most time off but also pay­ing 80% of a woman’s salary for 390 days. For fathers, Britain offers a measly two weeks of unpaid leave, whereas in Nor­way and Ice­land, for exam­ple, more even divi­sion of work between par­ents is encour­aged with “father quo­tas”, a leave period reserved for dads on a “use it or lose it” basis.

I’ve always thought that the Nordic coun­tries have this right, or at least more right, than the rest of the OECD coun­tries. Pater­nity leave in most of the world is embarrassing—it brings to mind a pre­vi­ous post on My Ideal Par­ent­ing Model.

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