1.   But is there no career penalty for men who choose parental leave?

2.   It helped validate that parental leave was for both men and women and helped change the ratio of use.

3.   It prefers six weeks of state-funded parental leave.

4.   The roles of both parents should be underwritten by proper parental leave and by universal and trusted childcare.

5.   They have blocked directives on parental leave, on part-time workers and on maternity rights.

6.   Support for families is particularly vital, including better maternity, paternity and parental leave and high--quality child care provisions.

7.   But its experience clearly suggested that if countries wanted more babies they would have to pay for them, through tax incentives, parental leave programs and family support.

8.   Canada just expanded its six-month parental leave, funded by unemployment insurance, to one year.

9.   Even at some companies where parental leave is encouraged, human-resources managers say they see few male takers.

10.   For both these reasons, the report calls for programs of paid parental leave and subsidized child-care.