The U.S. ranked last in a study ranking family-friendly work policies.
We hear plenty about how the United States is one of the richest, most developed countries in the world.dives into four different categories measuring a country’s “family friendliness.” These included paid leave available to mothers, paid leave reserved for fathers, childcare enrollment for kids under 3 years old, and childcare enrollment between age 3 and school age. UNICEF measured 41 high- and middle-income countries on these indicators.
The U.S. was saved from a definitive last-place finish solely because UNICEF did not have access to U.S. data for the other two categories: childcare enrollment. But in terms of paid leave available, compared to other countries as rich as the U.S., the outlook is bleak. Other countries offer as many as 85 weeks of paid maternity leave. Even countries in the middle of the pack from UNICEF’s study offered significant paid leave time: Republic of Korea , Spain and the Netherlands , and Belgium , for example.
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