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It seems a clever Dane could get pregnant and take a year off, then get pregnant again during that paid year off, in such a way as to avoid returning to work in
by beenBoutIT 6y ago
It seems a clever Dane could get pregnant and take a year off, then get pregnant again during that paid year off, in such a way as to avoid returning to work in-between.
- FullyFunctional 6y agoIt sounds like you have personal experience with pregnancy. Given that, I'm surprised that you'd say this as pregnancy is no picnic, From observing how it was for my wife and how it _permanently_ changed her body and health, I would take a years of regular work any day over pregnancy. But speaking anecdotally as an ex-pat dane, the people I know would look at it the opposite way: it might stop them from _NOT_ having children, but it would never make them have children they wouldn't have considered already. I'm sure there are exceptions but are they statistically significant? The benefit to the society should be obvious.
- oh_sigh 6y agoAnd only 18 years later the plan will pay off!
- galoisgirl 6y agoSure, I know people who did something similar in my country. (The state pays for the leave, the state wants kids, all is fair.) The catch is that you end up with two kids, which can make professional work feel like a vacation.