America Quote by Steven Van Zandt

“Sweden had paternity-leave policies in place for years but found that few men were taking advantage of the benefit. While women felt comfortable taking…

— Emily Matchar

The system in Sweden is great because you get free healthcare and free education; someone who doesn't have a lot of money can become…

— Alexander Skarsgard

I was deliberately trying to express how possible it might be for unmarried men and adults not blessed with biological children to become "fathers…

— Mamoru Hosoda

We've been agreeing on a strict immigration policy to Norway for a long time. It's supposed to be fair, but it's supposed to be…

— Erna Solberg

I'm 100% Norwegian. Three generations removed and all continuous inbreeding of Norwegian of Minnesota and Iowa, so I traveled to Norway before.

— Eric Christian Olsen

In Sweden, both parents take care of the children.

— Gloria Steinem

I'm a bit biased, as I married a Norwegian, but Norway is an incredible country.

— Edd China

“Scandinavia and Holland became safer places to give birth long before the UK and USA. They established high-quality training of midwives and were less…

— Gabrielle Palmer

I know of no country in the world that has passed a law specifically denying a woman's right to choose where she intends to…

— Ina May Gaskin

“Americans often view maternity leave as a time for a mother to recover from giving birth, and anything longer as an entitlement that unfairly…

— Anu Partanen

Fatherhood is a process you can't really express.

— Omarion

Children born of married parents in America face a higher risk of seeing them break up than children born of unmarried parents in Sweden.

— Arlie Russell Hochschild