....socialists.

Beginning in 2016, Sweden will give new fathers a third month of
required paid parental leave. The country already has one of the most
generous parental leave policies, it currently allows parents to take 16
months of government-paid time off to care for newborns that must be
split between both parents. The law requires fathers to take at least
two of those months off. That two months has now been extended to three
months.

The third month “is something we’ve really looked forward to. We know
that this is a key issue towards attaining greater [gender] equality,�
social security minister Annika Strandhäll said.

And though Sweden might seem like a feminist paradise AFP reports that
some see the policy as a financial strain:

Despite great strides in gender equality, Swedish men still earn
more than women in general, and as a result men take more of an economic
hit by staying home with their children.

Forcing parents to use it or lose it, meaning mothers cannot get
the months reserved for fathers, the policy therefore encourages dads to
stay home.

But that seems to miss the point, the purpose of paternal leave isn’t
simply to relieve what’s traditionally a mother’s burden, it’s also to
bond with children and form empathy with caretakers. And it’s not as
though Sweden throws families to the proverbial financial wolves, once a
child reaches their first birthday, they’re guaranteed a place in
daycare for a very low fee.

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Damned socialists, and it's against biblical teachings, too.