Sweden is encouraging moms to return to work with one of the most generous parental leave policies in the world. The state allows 480 days of paid leave for each couple with a new baby, and reserves 90 of those for the dad on a use-or-lose basis. The policy gives a powerful incentive for fathers to take time off work: mothers in Sweden now take 75% of parental pay compared to 99.5% in the 1970s, and parents say it's transformed national attitudes to childcare and gender.

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