France wants fathers to take parental leave


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Macron, at a Mother and Child Protection Centre (PMI) in Longjumeau, a southern suburb of Paris, wants to expand paternity leave to one month - and require fathers to take time off with their newborns. Photo: AP

France’s president wants to expand paternity leave to one month - and require fathers to take time off with their newborns.

President Emmanuel Macron announced the plan on Instagram before visiting a child-care facility on Wednesday.

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