Nice to see parents in the US might start to enjoy one of the standard benefits in most (probably all) European countries. Being a father, I cannot even imagine

Nice to see parents in the US might start to enjoy one of the standard benefits in most (probably all) European countries. Being a father, I cannot even imagine leaving my 6-week old baby in a day care, which seems to be the thing parents have to do in the US if both are working. Also, I think gender equality is an important one on many aspects: - Bonding with the child(ren) should not only a motherly privilege. - The mother's career may be more important to concentrate on. - The father may be interested in doing his share. - I'm not certain but from the point of view of the child(ren) there can be advantages to have both parents involved the same way. Ideally I'd like to see certain amount of time allocated to the "family" that can be used/divided by the parents as they see fit.