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Want gender equality? Then fight for fathers’ rights to shared parental leave

By Alexandra Topping – The Guardian 02/11/2020

“… Under new rules, all Finnish mothers and fathers will both get nearly seven months’ paid leave, half of which will be non-transferable, while all references to maternity and paternity leave are being scrapped. That sends a very clear message: all parents, from all types of families, are equal in this endeavour. …”

Read the entire article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/feb/11/gender-pay-gap-shared-parental-leave-finland