Comment on Yahoo Expands Maternity, Paternity LeaveparentComments−Samuel_Michon13yLet’s not forget that 16 weeks is still way below what employers in other countries are obligated to offer, on average. Have a look at this graph, linked to by the article: http://childrenschances.org/global-maps/parents-and-children...Paid leave from work for mothers of infants: Canada 50 weeks, Mexico 12 weeks, USA zero.Paid leave from work for fathers of infants: Canada 35 weeks, Cuba 40 weeks, USA zero.In Eastern European countries like Belarus, Ukraine, and Slovakia, mothers get 3 years paid leave – that’s 10 times more than what Yahoo is offering.
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Let’s not forget that 16 weeks is still way below what employers in other countries are obligated to offer, on average. Have a look at this graph, linked to by the article: http://childrenschances.org/global-maps/parents-and-children...
Paid leave from work for mothers of infants: Canada 50 weeks, Mexico 12 weeks, USA zero.
Paid leave from work for fathers of infants: Canada 35 weeks, Cuba 40 weeks, USA zero.
In Eastern European countries like Belarus, Ukraine, and Slovakia, mothers get 3 years paid leave – that’s 10 times more than what Yahoo is offering.