Swedish fathers to get third month of paid paternity leave

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http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/28/swedish-fathers-paid-paternity-parental-leave


Country already offers 16-month parental leave which can be taken by either mothers or fathers, with two months set aside for dads

Swedish fathers to get third month of paid paternity leave
Agence France-Presse in Stockholm
Thursday 28 May 2015 14.50 EDT

Sweden is planning to introduce a third month of paid parental leave reserved for fathers as of 2016, in a bid to further increase gender equality, the country’s government has announced.

Sweden offers a generous 16-month parental leave which can be taken by either mothers or fathers, with two months of that set aside for dads.

A third month “is something we’ve really looked forward to. We know that this is a key issue towards attaining greater (gender) equality,” social security minister Annika Strandhäll told Radio Sweden.

The country introduced a first month reserved specifically for fathers under a “use it or lose it” system in 1995, and a second month in 2002.

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1. Damn that Scandinavian Socialism!

What will they do next for their people?!