Parental Leave Policies in 21 Countries: Assessing Generosity and Gender Equality

Date Published: 
Mon, 09/01/2008

Rebecca Ray, Janet C. Gornick, and John Schmitt. Center for Economic and Policy Research. September 2008.

Parental Leave Policies in 21 Countries: Assessing Generosity and Gender Equality”, finds that the U.S. maintains the least generous family leave policy of any of the 21 “rich” countries surveyed, including markedly poorer nations like Spain, Ireland, and Greece.