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The Graphic Truth: Who beats the US on paid parental leave?

October 27, 2021
Gabrielle Debinski
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Paige Fusco
Paid parental leave policies in the world's top 10 economies
Paid parental leave policies in the world's top 10 economies

The US is the world's largest economy. It's also the only one among the top 10 that has no national paid parental leave scheme. If you or your partner have a baby in the US the message is clear: you're on your own. Compare that to many European countries, which offer cushy paid leave schemes for new parents – more generously for women. Even countries that don't have a robust social safety net offer paid parental leave in some form. We take a look at how the US stacks up on paid parental leave (or lack thereof) compared to the world's largest economies.

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