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Perhaps more direct incentives might be in order then. Estonia pays mommies a stipend to say home for a year or so, and the amount is based somewhat proportion
by ShabbyDoo 17y ago
Perhaps more direct incentives might be in order then. Estonia pays mommies a stipend to say home for a year or so, and the amount is based somewhat proportionally on the woman's income pre-baby.
- run4yourlives 17y agoEstonia? Canada pays 55% of a salary for a year in the form of Employment Insurance for maternity leaves that can be 1 year for a mother and up to six months for a father.
- gnosis 17y agoIt's not just Estonia. I've heard that in England the mother gets 1 year (fully) paid leave. Same with Sweden and Germany. In Sweden it might even be two years (but my memory is failing me). I would be willing to bet that at least a full year of paid maternity leave is quite standard in northern Europe. Some countries (the Netherlands, for instance) even pay their citizens to have children.
- run4yourlives 17y ago1 year maternity leave is pretty much the standard globally for established countries, just like state run healthcare. It's the US that is different here.
- ShabbyDoo 17y agoEstonia came to mind because of an Economist article a couple of years ago.