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The couple should be allocated some large number of days which they can choose to divide between them in any way they want. This is how it works in many scanana
by JonnieCache 12y ago
The couple should be allocated some large number of days which they can choose to divide between them in any way they want. This is how it works in many scananavian countries, and I think a similar system was recently introduced in the UK too.
- LBarret 12y agoScandinavian societies are far less sexist than the rest of europe and the US. The need for a specific, targeted law is less important. In law, the government can either follow a trend, or change the status quo. In this case, changing the status quo and forcing the fathers to take some responsabilities of mothers is the only way. A sexist society doesn't change by itself because the men in power doesn't want it to.
- snogglethorpe 12y agoMaybe Scandinavian government policies are less sexist, but people I've known who've worked in Sweden have told me that Swedish society still seems to be fairly sexist (despite Sweden's progressive reputation)...
- steanne 12y agoactually, sweden's been tweaking their laws to encourage men to take more because there's still a large disparity between what men and women use. http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2014/07/economist-explains-15 http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2014/07/ec...