Equality in the Cards: Celebrating Fathers
UCLA FSPH's WORLD Policy Analysis Center launches a Father's Day initiative to highlight inequality in access to paid parental leave around the world.
![Father's Day greeting cards that highlight gender inequality experienced by fathers.](https://ph.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/styles/hero/public/2023-04/2015.06.16_PressRelease_WORLD_Header.png?itok=1G5Fns8k)
UCLA's WORLD Policy Analysis Center launched a Father's Day-themed companion website with a unique line of e-greeting cards that highlight gender inequality experienced by fathers across the world.
Each greeting contains research-backed information, such as:
- Fewer than half of the world's countries provide paid leave to fathers, with some lasting no more than a few days.
- Only 60 countries provide paid leave specifically for parents to care for their children during an illness, while another five countries restrict paid leave to mothers.
- While 96% of countries provide paid leave to new mothers, only 49% extend it to fathers, reinforcing the idea that caring for a new baby is solely a woman's responsibility.
![Map - Is paid leave available for both parents of infants?](https://ph.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/styles/widescreen/public/2023-04/2015.06.16_PressRelease_WORLD_Image.png?itok=ZmwnWinX)
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