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Norway
Norwegian policymakers wanted to promote gender equality not just in the workplace, but at home too.
The country was the first in the world to establish a quota for paternity leave. The policy works on a use-it-or-lose-it basis, under which fathers are granted 10 weeks of leave after the birth of a new baby.
Three weeks before the birth and six weeks after the birth are reserved for mothers. Combined, Norwegian parents may take a total of 46 weeks of leave at 100% pay or 56 weeks at 80% pay.
The government also subsidizes public daycare facilities.
Source: We used data from the Central Intelligence Agency and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation to compare female employment rates, length of work weeks and fertility rates, and then looked at parental leave policies by country.
- Last updated August 13 2013 10:43 AM ET
