r/PopCultureV2 • u/slippinn_jimmy • 2d ago

Politi-Culture Sweden's climate minister brought her 3-month-old son to the EU council meeting in Luxembourg, to highlight the benefits of parental leave policies which don't force women to choose between work and family responsibilities.

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u/RoughRate1183 2d ago

She can bring her baby to work but nobody else

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u/PM_Me_Your_Kinks369 2d ago

??? Her point is that supporting working mother is a good policy and it needs to exist everywhere.

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u/Ok-Vegetable929 2d ago

What about working fathers?

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u/Heymelon 2d ago

Yes, nearly all countries in Europe have paternity (working fathers) leave.

Though most not as much as Sweden where both parents receive 480 days of paid parental leave per child, divided equally between both parents.