〔スウェーデンで父親に＜３ヵ月有給育児休暇＞の動き――実現の可能性〕◆ 「２か月」を１ヵ月延長 / さらなる「ジェダー平等」目指す、左派政党が法案提出へ ２０１６年に法律施行の期待高まる ★ 日本の政治の劣化ぶりがますます鮮明になる話だ！ スウェーデンでは共働きの女性たちがますます、輝きをましそうだ！

　〔★は大沼〕◎　コモンドリームズ　：　Swedish Dads Told to Take Three Months Paternity Leave
　⇒　http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/05/30/swedish-dads-told-take-three-months-paternity-leave

　・　Sweden is planning to introduce a third month of paid parental leave reserved for fathers as of 2016, in a bid to further increase gender equality, the country’s government has just announced.

　The country's Left Party is hoping for more individualized paid time off for new parents, according to Sveriges Radio, Sweden's English radio service. Observer's believe that the proposal has a good chance of being enacted by parliament.

　Annika Strandhall, Sweden's social insurance minister, says it has been 13 years since the second month of paternity leave was introduced. A third month “is something we’ve really looked forward to. We know that this is a key issue towards attaining greater [gender] equality,” Strandhäll told Radio Sweden.

　Of the 38 countries represented in a 2013 Pew study, the United States is the only country to not offer mandatory paid leave for new parents.The Left Party is pushing for more equally divided parental leave for moms and dads.

　The Swedish Left Party is a socialist and feminist political party, founded in 1917 following a split from the Swedish Social Democratic Party.