2008•RePEc: Research Papers in EconomicsOpen access

Parental Leave Policies in 21 Countries: Assessing Generosity and Gender Equality

Janet C. Gornick, Rebecca Ray, John Schmitt

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This report examines the parental leave policies in 21 high-income nations and identifies five "best practices" for parental leave policies. The study shows that the U.S. has the least generous leave policies of the 21 countries examined in the report. The states exhibiting the five best practices include Finland, France, Greece, Norway, Spain, and Sweden.

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Key concepts: Generosity, Parental leave, Gender equality, Maternity leave, Demographic economics, Political science, Economic growth, Labour economics