Maternity leave
There are five countries in the world (out of 173 surveyed, though there are 192 UN member states so some must have fallen through the cracks) which do not provide, or require employers to provide, any form of paid maternity leave.
Four of them are Lesotho, Liberia, Swaziland, and Papua New Guinea.
Can you guess what the fifth is?
The United States of America.
(Hat-tip to Steven Hill on the always excellent open_democracy.)
Four of them are Lesotho, Liberia, Swaziland, and Papua New Guinea.
Can you guess what the fifth is?
The United States of America.
(Hat-tip to Steven Hill on the always excellent open_democracy.)