That graph does not represent the actual situation, it might include just full-paid leave. In countries like Germany, France and in Scandinavia, you get a share

That graph does not represent the actual situation, it might include just full-paid leave. In countries like Germany, France and in Scandinavia, you get a shared budget: e.g. in Germany as a couple you get 14 months of which one parent can take 12months max, at ~65% pay. That's a whole different ballgame than the Dutch 5 weeks, even if fully paid. I lost access, but I seem to recall this [1] article covers it quite thoroughly: low paternal leave is a likely explanation for the low (again, lowest in the EU) number of woman working fulltime. Then there's [2] and [3]. It seems obvious that once you enable the partner to take care, you enable the couple to make their own choices, whatever they may be. [1] https://www.ftm.nl/artikelen/kasboekje-vrouwen-financien https://www.ftm.nl/artikelen/kasboekje-vrouwen-financien [2] https://decorrespondent.nl/8071/vind-jij-ambitieuze-vrouwen-minder-aantrekkelijk-en-waarom/1224795775357-9fc5007f https://decorrespondent.nl/8071/vind-jij-ambitieuze-vrouwen-... [3] https://decorrespondent.nl/8071/vind-jij-ambitieuze-vrouwen-minder-aantrekkelijk-en-waarom/1224795775357-9fc5007f https://decorrespondent.nl/8071/vind-jij-ambitieuze-vrouwen-...