WORLD Policy Analysis Center

Under what circumstances can single fathers take paid parental leave to match what is available to birth mothers?

No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers means that legislation does not specify any circumstances under which fathers can take paid leave normally reserved for birth mothers

Only in case of maternal death means that legislation specifies that in the event of maternal death, fathers may take paid leave normally reserved for birth mothers. Legislation does not specify any other circumstances when this leave can be taken. Provisions that only enable the surviving spouse to receive monetary benefits, but did not provide time to provide infant care, are not included.

Only in extenuating circumstances, such as serious maternal illness or incarceration, means that legislation allows fathers to take paid leave reserved for birth mothers when the mother is hospitalized, has serious mental or physical health issues, or is in prison

Generally available when parental rights are lost or relinquished means that legislation generally allows fathers to take paid leave generally reserved for mothers in cases of abandonment, neglect, or when parental rights are lost or given up

Countries

Marshall Islands - No paid parental leave

Micronesia, Federated States of - No paid parental leave

Nauru - No paid parental leave

Palau - No paid parental leave

Papua New Guinea - No paid parental leave

Tonga - No paid parental leave

United States of America - No paid parental leave

Afghanistan - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Albania - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Algeria - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Angola - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Antigua and Barbuda - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Argentina - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Armenia - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Austria - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Bahamas - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Bahrain - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Bangladesh - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Barbados - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Belarus - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Belize - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Benin - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Bhutan - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Bolivia - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Botswana - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Brunei - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Burkina Faso - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Burundi - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Cambodia - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Cameroon - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Canada - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Central African Republic - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Chad - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

China - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Comoros - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Republic of the Congo - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Costa Rica - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Cote d'Ivoire - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Cyprus - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Djibouti - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Dominica - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Dominican Republic - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Egypt - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

El Salvador - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Equatorial Guinea - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Eritrea - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Estonia - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Ethiopia - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Fiji - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Gabon - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

The Gambia - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Ghana - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Greece - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Grenada - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Guatemala - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Guinea - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Guinea-Bissau - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Guyana - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Haiti - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Honduras - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

India - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Indonesia - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Iran - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Iraq - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Jamaica - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Japan - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Jordan - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Kazakhstan - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Kenya - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Kiribati - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Republic of Korea - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Kuwait - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Kyrgyzstan - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Laos - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Lebanon - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Lesotho - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Liberia - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Libya - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Liechtenstein - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Lithuania - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

North Macedonia - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Madagascar - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Malawi - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Malaysia - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Maldives - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Malta - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Mauritania - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Mauritius - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Mexico - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Mongolia - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Morocco - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Mozambique - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Myanmar - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Namibia - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Nicaragua - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Niger - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Nigeria - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Norway - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Oman - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Pakistan - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Panama - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Qatar - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Russian Federation - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Rwanda - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Samoa - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Saudi Arabia - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Senegal - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Sierra Leone - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Singapore - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Solomon Islands - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Somalia - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

South Africa - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

South Sudan - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Sri Lanka - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

St. Kitts and Nevis - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

St. Lucia - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Sudan - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Eswatini - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Switzerland - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Syria - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Tanzania - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Thailand - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Togo - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Trinidad and Tobago - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Tunisia - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Tuvalu - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Uganda - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Ukraine - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

United Arab Emirates - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Uruguay - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Vanuatu - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Yemen - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Zambia - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Zimbabwe - No provisions to allow single fathers to take matching paid leave as that reserved for birth mothers

Andorra - Only in case of maternal death

Brazil - Only in case of maternal death

Chile - Only in case of maternal death

Cuba - Only in case of maternal death

Ecuador - Only in case of maternal death

France - Only in case of maternal death

Ireland - Only in case of maternal death

Luxembourg - Only in case of maternal death

Moldova - Only in case of maternal death

Monaco - Only in case of maternal death

Nepal - Only in case of maternal death

The Netherlands - Only in case of maternal death

Paraguay - Only in case of maternal death

Peru - Only in case of maternal death

The Philippines - Only in case of maternal death

Romania - Only in case of maternal death

Seychelles - Only in case of maternal death

Slovakia - Only in case of maternal death

Spain - Only in case of maternal death

Timor-Leste - Only in case of maternal death

Türkiye - Only in case of maternal death

United Kingdom - Only in case of maternal death

Venezuela - Only in case of maternal death

Belgium - Only in extenuating circumstances, such as serious maternal illness or incarceration

Bulgaria - Only in extenuating circumstances, such as serious maternal illness or incarceration

Cabo Verde - Only in extenuating circumstances, such as serious maternal illness or incarceration

Colombia - Only in extenuating circumstances, such as serious maternal illness or incarceration

Czech Republic - Only in extenuating circumstances, such as serious maternal illness or incarceration

Denmark - Only in extenuating circumstances, such as serious maternal illness or incarceration

Finland - Only in extenuating circumstances, such as serious maternal illness or incarceration

Germany - Only in extenuating circumstances, such as serious maternal illness or incarceration

Israel - Only in extenuating circumstances, such as serious maternal illness or incarceration

Portugal - Only in extenuating circumstances, such as serious maternal illness or incarceration

Suriname - Only in extenuating circumstances, such as serious maternal illness or incarceration

Vietnam - Only in extenuating circumstances, such as serious maternal illness or incarceration

Australia - Generally available when parental rights are lost or relinquished

Azerbaijan - Generally available when parental rights are lost or relinquished

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Generally available when parental rights are lost or relinquished

Croatia - Generally available when parental rights are lost or relinquished

Georgia - Generally available when parental rights are lost or relinquished

Greenland - Generally available when parental rights are lost or relinquished

Hungary - Generally available when parental rights are lost or relinquished

Iceland - Generally available when parental rights are lost or relinquished

Italy - Generally available when parental rights are lost or relinquished

Latvia - Generally available when parental rights are lost or relinquished

Mali - Generally available when parental rights are lost or relinquished

Montenegro - Generally available when parental rights are lost or relinquished

New Zealand - Generally available when parental rights are lost or relinquished

Poland - Generally available when parental rights are lost or relinquished

San Marino - Generally available when parental rights are lost or relinquished

Sao Tome and Principe - Generally available when parental rights are lost or relinquished

Serbia - Generally available when parental rights are lost or relinquished

Slovenia - Generally available when parental rights are lost or relinquished

Sweden - Generally available when parental rights are lost or relinquished

Tajikistan - Generally available when parental rights are lost or relinquished

Uzbekistan - Generally available when parental rights are lost or relinquished