Mothers get nearly eight times more paid leave than fathers – and women pay the price
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Mothers around the world get nearly eight times as much paid leave as fathers, leaving women to shoulder most of the care burden – at a cost to families, children and economies, according to new UN data published on Thursday.
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- Original: https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168650
- Published 2026-10-22 12:00:00 UTC
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