The birth of a child is a joyful occasion, but it increasingly raises the question of who should stay at home with the baby after maternity leave? The Nordic countries are a model for the rest of the world with their approach, as parental benefit covers lost wages and allows one parent to stay at home until the child is one and a half years old. But why is it that only a marginal number of fathers take up this opportunity?


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