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Finland plans to give dads equal parental leave as mothers

by Associated Press
| February 5, 2020 2:45 PM

HELSINKI (AP) — Finland's female-dominated government unveiled a plan Wednesday to give both parents the same amount of fully paid parental leave in an effort to push dads in to take time off from work to spend more time with their children.

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