News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:As women have more equal opportunity, the more their pref... by trashtester on Monday November 05, 2018 @09:53AM (#18382682)
Scandinavian countries do not go that far. This privilege is only granted to parents. The goal is NOT to give people the right to go on un-paid leave for any reason, but rather to promote gender equality as well as encourage people to have children. (The latter to prevent birth rates to fall too far below the replacement rate.)

The Scandinavian economic model relies heavily on high work life participation for funding, so encouraging people to take time off for other reasons would not make sense.

Re:As women have more equal opportunity, the more their pref... by moorhosj on Monday November 05, 2018 @10:58AM (#18383312)
Also, maybe it’s good for the newborn to have a parent around during their most formative time.