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Re:Developmental costs associated with early maternal withdr... by DiggyJohnson on Thursday September 21, 2023 @09:02PM (#37606589)
Out of curiosity, in what countries is a three year long parental leave common? It just seems untenable, especially if the leave is compensated at full salary.
Re:Developmental costs associated with early maternal withdr... by em-bee on Thursday September 21, 2023 @09:17PM (#37606692)
wikipedia has a list:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parental_leave#By_continent

it also lists pay, which seems to be a range of fully paid for part of the time, then partially paid and finally unpaid.

so in many cases you can only get the full 3 years if you can afford it, but having your job protected, knowing that you can go back to it is still better than outright quitting.

Re:Developmental costs associated with early maternal withdr... by pfannkuchen on Thursday September 21, 2023 @09:07PM (#37606621)
Based on what I’ve seen, there is no state sponsored parental leave program anywhere that is compensated at full salary, except perhaps for very low salaries.
Re:Developmental costs associated with early maternal withdr... by TheHappyOddish on Friday September 22, 2023 @06:32PM (#37618637)
I'm unsure what you've seen. Most countries in the world compensate at full salary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parental_leave#By_continent
Re:Developmental costs associated with early maternal withdr... by em-bee on Friday September 22, 2023 @07:29PM (#37619118)
it is usually only for the first part, but not for the whole time, unless the whole time is short. i haven't seen any that pay full salary for more than a year. and 3 years pretty much always had some time unpaid.