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Would make more sense to point out how ridiculously short maternity leave is in many places. Like the US isn't it a couple of weeks or something and not even pa
by socialdemocrat 7y ago
Would make more sense to point out how ridiculously short maternity leave is in many places. Like the US isn't it a couple of weeks or something and not even paid?
I noticed when visiting the US that breastfeeding was not very normal. Like they don't even teach it in a standard hospital.
Finnish moms are getting longer maternity leave than most countries in the world with this system. If other countries can manage with their short maternity leaves, I am sure Finnish mothers can manage too.
I mean I agree with you in principle that moms are needed for longer time than dads, but too often such questions are raised in an a disingenuous fashion to push back against gender equality.
What we do in Norway is that moms get some extra time at work for things like pumping. I believe the first year you get something like 1-2 hours at work for breast feeding.
As a dad I was feeding my child milk which had been pumped earlier.
- dragonwriter 7y ago> I noticed when visiting the US that breastfeeding was not very normal. Like they don't even teach it in a standard hospital. Not sure how you would notice that when visiting, but, yes, they do.
- socialdemocrat 7y agoBecause we visited with a child in breast feeding age, and spoke to American relatives and friends with kids of similar age.
- 0xcafecafe 7y ago> I noticed when visiting the US that breastfeeding was not very normal. Like they don't even teach it in a standard hospital. On the contrary, that was one of the first things they teach after giving birth (apart from diaper changing). They also stressed heavily on the importance of nursing and set us up with a lactation consultant if we needed help in the future.