Which Countries Guarantee That New Dads Get Paid Paternity Leave?

Malaka Gharib - NPR

This article from NPR explores paid paternity leave policies around the world. "According to a data analysis released on Thursday by UNICEF, the U.N. children's agency, almost two-thirds of the world's children under age 1 — nearly 90 million — live in countries where dads are not entitled by law to take paid paternity leave," says the article. The article highlights key findings from the data analysis, which was released in an interactive chart. Findings indicate that "momentum is building for family-friendly policies across the developing world. Over the past decade, a handful of countries in Africa have introduced paid paternity leave...And currently, India, which has one of the highest infant populations in the world, is proposing the Paternity Benefit Bill for consideration in the next session of parliament. This could allow fathers up to three months of paid paternity leave, according to Dr. Pia Britto, chief of early childhood development at UNICEF."