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Norway lets fathers do their share
Paternity leave law has helped to create a quiet revolution in childcare

Chemin, Anne
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2011/jul/19/norway-dads-peternity-leave-chemin

Publisher:  The Guardian
Date Written:  22/07/2011
Year Published:  2011  
Pages:  1pp  
Resource Type:  Article

In Norway, twelve weeks of the forty six weeks of paid parental leave is reserved for the father. If he chooses not to take the leave the time and money is forfeit. The legislation is designed to promote equality in the household as well as the job market and has been adopted in Iceland, Germany and Portugal.

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