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Parental leave in Iceland gives dad a strong position

| Paternal leave, GHS

Parental leave in Iceland gives dad a strong position

Apr 12, 2019 Since Iceland introduced nine months parental leave with three months earmarked fathers, their participation in childcare has changed radically – in a good way. Mothers return to work earlier, and get back to working ordinary hours faster. Daddy leave has been the main driver in this development.

I wanted to spend time at home with my daughter

| Paternal leave

I wanted to spend time at home with my daughter

Mar 06, 2019 When Malte Conrad became a father three years ago, he wanted to take as much paid parental leave as possible. This summer he will be the father of twins, and wants to do it all again.

Danish opposition to EU rules on daddy leave

| Paternal leave

Danish opposition to EU rules on daddy leave

Mar 06, 2019 Danish men who would like more paternal leave get support from new EU rules. But there is broad opposition in the Danish parliament to what is being seen as the EU meddling in Danish family affairs.

“Paternal leave extremely important to reach gender equality"

| Paternal leave

“Paternal leave extremely important to reach gender equality"

Jun 22, 2018 “Today’s paternal leave legislation gives employers a lot of room to negotiate with men whether they should take leave or not. We need less flexible solutions,” says Anne Lise Ellingsæter, who has led a Nordic inquiry into parental leave. It proposed to reserve 20 weeks’ leave for the father.

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