New parents living in rich countries often least likely to have leave
Of the 41 countries surveyed, about half offer six months or more paid leave for mothers, the minimum length Unicef advocates for
13 June 2019 - 12:03
New York — Some of the wealthiest nations in the world provide little or no government-supported maternity or paternity leave for new parents, a UN report said on Thursday.
Using 2016 data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Eurostat and research articles, the study ranked 41 high- and middle-income countries across the OECD and EU on family-friendly practices...
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