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FATHERS IN NORWAY

J. F. L.

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Abstract

"Norway's "father quota," which forces fathers to use their four-week paid paternity leave or forsake it, spurs more dads to take the leave, up to 25% of those eligible from just 1.5% the year before. Previously they could transfer the time off to the child's mother. Norway is considered a leading family-friendly country, offering generous parental-leave policies, including 52 weeks' maternity leave at 80% salary or 42 weeks at 100%. Now, Norwegians can also stretch paid parental leave over 2½ years under a government-funded program developed by a group of trade unions and employers. In the first eight months of the program, about 1200 parents took advantage of it—8% of those eligible—including 120 fathers.

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"Norway's "father quota," which forces fathers to use their four-week paid paternity leave or forsake it, spurs more dads to take the leave, up to 25% of those eligible from just 1.5% the year before. Previously they could transfer the time off to the child's mother. Norway is considered a leading family-friendly country, offering generous parental-leave policies, including 52 weeks' maternity leave at 80% salary or 42 weeks at 100%. Now, Norwegians can also stretch paid parental leave over 2½ years under a government-funded program developed by a group of trade unions and employers. In the first eight months of the program, about 1200 parents took advantage of it—8% of those eligible—including 120 fathers.

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"Norway's "father quota," which forces fathers to use their four-week paid paternity leave or forsake it, spurs more dads to take the leave, up to 25% of those eligible from just 1.5% the year before. Previously they could transfer the time off to the child's mother. Norway is considered a leading family-friendly country, offering generous parental-leave policies, including 52 weeks' maternity leave at 80% salary or 42 weeks at 100%. Now, Norwegians can also stretch paid parental leave over 2½ years under a government-funded program developed by a group of trade unions and employers. In the first eight months of the program, about 1200 parents took advantage of it—8% of those eligible—including 120 fathers.

Key concepts: Norwegian, Medicine, Parental leave, Salary, Maternity leave, Government (linguistics), Demographic economics, Family-friendly

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