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Is paid leave available to mothers of infants, including maternity and parental?

Is paid leave available to fathers of infants, including paternity and parental?

How much paid leave is reserved for mothers of infants?

How much paid leave is reserved for fathers of infants?

How much shared parental leave is available?

Is paid leave available for both parents of infants?

What is the lowest wage replacement rate of paid leave reserved for mothers with one year of tenure?

What is the lowest wage replacement rate of paid leave reserved for fathers with one year of tenure?

What is the lowest wage replacement rate of shared paid parental leave for parents with one year of tenure?

Are at least 12 weeks of paid leave available for both parents of infants?

Is paid leave structured to encourage working fathers to share infant caregiving responsibilities?

Is job protection guaranteed throughout paid leave reserved for mothers?

Is job protection guaranteed throughout paid leave reserved for fathers?

Is job protection guaranteed throughout shared paid parental leave?

Are mothers of infants guaranteed breastfeeding breaks at work?

Are working mothers guaranteed paid options to facilitate exclusive breastfeeding for at least 6 months?

Do countries guarantee self-employed workers access to paid maternal leave?

Do countries guarantee self-employed workers access to paid paternal leave?

Do countries guarantee agricultural workers access to paid maternal leave?

Do countries guarantee agricultural workers access to paid paternal leave?

Do countries guarantee part-time workers access to paid maternal leave?

Do countries guarantee part-time workers access to paid paternal leave?

Do countries guarantee domestic workers access to paid maternal leave?

Do countries guarantee domestic workers access to paid paternal leave?

Is paid leave available to fathers of infants regardless of marital status

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

Is paid parental leave available to grandparents providing care?

Do adoptive parents have access to as much paid parental leave as birth parents?

Is there gender equality in the duration of paid leave for adoption?

Do same-sex female parents have access to as much paid leave as different-sex parents for the birth of an infant?

Do same-sex female parents have access to as much paid leave as different-sex parents for the adoption of an infant?

Do same-sex male parents have access to as much paid leave as different-sex parents for the adoption of an infant?