The U.S. is also one of seven countries that doesn't guarantee paid maternity leave.
Sixty-three percent of countries around the world provide guaranteedWhy it matters:attached to men who take time off to care for their children. Yet, studies find numerous benefits for the economy, for fathers, and for their partners.
"There is widespread recognition that we don't solve gender equality without dads getting leave," says Jody Heymann, founding director of the policy center and a UCLA distinguished professor of public health and public affairs.Back in the 1990s, only 46 countries had a paid leave policy for fathers, largely high-income nations, per the policy center's data. Now the number is nearly three times as high.The U.S.
The other countries are the small island nations Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, and Tonga.
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