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Are working women and men guaranteed leave specifically for children's health needs?
Map reflects a systematic review of laws in place as of April 2015 supplemented with detailed data on OECD countries as of September 2016 and other known policy changes that have occurred since then.
Leave for children’s health needs also includes cases where leave is available only for serious illnesses, hospitalization, or urgent health needs.
Only available to mothers
means that leave for children’s health needs is only available to women. This leave is categorized separately because of the implications for gender equality.
Countries
Mexico
- No, no leave
Malaysia
- No, no leave
Mali
- No, no leave
Marshall Islands
- No, no leave
Mauritania
- No, no leave
Mauritius
- No, no leave
Afghanistan
- No, no leave
Federated States of Micronesia
- No, no leave
Malawi
- No, no leave
Myanmar
- No, no leave
Nauru
- No, no leave
Nepal
- No, no leave
Niger
- No, no leave
Nigeria
- No, no leave
Mongolia
- No, no leave
Libya
- No, no leave
Pakistan
- No, no leave
Lesotho
- No, no leave
Lebanon
- No, no leave
Laos
- No, no leave
Kyrgyzstan
- No, no leave
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- No, no leave
Kiribati
- No, no leave
Kenya
- No, no leave
Kazakhstan
- No, no leave
Jordan
- No, no leave
Jamaica
- No, no leave
Iran
- No, no leave
Indonesia
- No, no leave
India
- No, no leave
Honduras
- No, no leave
Oman
- No, no leave
Palau
- No, no leave
Guyana
- No, no leave
Sudan
- No, no leave
Yemen
- No, no leave
Vanuatu
- No, no leave
Uruguay
- No, no leave
United Arab Emirates
- No, no leave
Uganda
- No, no leave
Tuvalu
- No, no leave
Tunisia
- No, no leave
Trinidad and Tobago
- No, no leave
Tonga
- No, no leave
Togo
- No, no leave
Thailand
- No, no leave
Syria
- No, no leave
Eswatini
- No, no leave
Suriname
- No, no leave
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- No, no leave
Papua New Guinea
- No, no leave
St. Lucia
- No, no leave
Sri Lanka
- No, no leave
South Sudan
- No, no leave
Somalia
- No, no leave
Solomon Islands
- No, no leave
Singapore
- No, no leave
Sierra Leone
- No, no leave
Senegal
- No, no leave
Saudi Arabia
- No, no leave
Samoa
- No, no leave
Rwanda
- No, no leave
Qatar
- No, no leave
The Philippines
- No, no leave
Paraguay
- No, no leave
Haiti
- No, no leave
Liberia
- No, no leave
Zimbabwe
- No, no leave
Burundi
- No, no leave
Dominica
- No, no leave
Djibouti
- No, no leave
Cuba
- No, no leave
Cote d'Ivoire
- No, no leave
Republic of the Congo
- No, no leave
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- No, no leave
Colombia
- No, no leave
Central African Republic
- No, no leave
Cabo Verde
- No, no leave
Cameroon
- No, no leave
Brunei
- No, no leave
Equatorial Guinea
- No, no leave
Brazil
- No, no leave
Botswana
- No, no leave
Benin
- No, no leave
Belize
- No, no leave
Barbados
- No, no leave
Bangladesh
- No, no leave
Bahrain
- No, no leave
Argentina
- No, no leave
Antigua and Barbuda
- No, no leave
Algeria
- No, no leave
Egypt
- No, no leave
China
- No, no leave
Ethiopia
- No, no leave
The Gambia
- No, no leave
Fiji
- No, no leave
Georgia
- No, no leave
Ghana
- No, no leave
Guatemala
- No, no leave
Eritrea
- No, no leave
Iraq
- Only available to mothers
Sao Tome and Principe
- Only available to mothers
Zambia
- Only available to mothers
Guinea-Bissau
- Only available to mothers
Chile
- Only available to mothers
Kuwait
- Only available to mothers
Mozambique
- Only available to mothers
Dominican Republic
- Only available to mothers
Gabon
- Yes, unpaid leave for both parents
Switzerland
- Yes, unpaid leave for both parents
Chad
- Yes, unpaid leave for both parents
Comoros
- Yes, unpaid leave for both parents
Timor-Leste
- Yes, unpaid leave for both parents
Bahamas
- Yes, unpaid leave for both parents
San Marino
- Yes, unpaid leave for both parents
Burkina Faso
- Yes, unpaid leave for both parents
Guinea
- Yes, unpaid leave for both parents
Morocco
- Yes, unpaid leave for both parents
Republic of Korea
- Yes, unpaid leave for both parents
Venezuela
- Yes, unpaid leave for both parents
United States of America
- Yes, unpaid leave for both parents
Grenada
- Yes, unpaid leave for both parents
Cyprus
- Yes, unpaid leave for both parents
United Kingdom
- Yes, unpaid leave for both parents
Azerbaijan
- Yes, unpaid leave for both parents
Monaco
- Yes, unpaid leave for both parents
Germany
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
South Africa
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Spain
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Vietnam
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Bolivia
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Australia
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Andorra
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Bhutan
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Uzbekistan
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Angola
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Armenia
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Belgium
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Hungary
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Austria
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Sweden
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Turkey
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Turkmenistan
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Ukraine
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Iceland
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Greece
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Ireland
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Tajikistan
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Tanzania
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Belarus
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Latvia
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Slovenia
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Estonia
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Namibia
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Montenegro
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Croatia
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Moldova
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Czech Republic
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Denmark
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Malta
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Maldives
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
The Netherlands
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Ecuador
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Madagascar
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
North Macedonia
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Luxembourg
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Lithuania
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Liechtenstein
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Albania
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Costa Rica
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
New Zealand
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Slovakia
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Romania
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Israel
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Bulgaria
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Serbia
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Italy
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
El Salvador
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Russian Federation
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Canada
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Nicaragua
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Portugal
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Poland
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Japan
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Peru
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Panama
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
France
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Norway
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Finland
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
Cambodia
- Yes, paid leave for both parents
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