Maternity leave in the U.S. depends on your work. Back in the U.S. I had 6 months fully paid leave (and so did fathers), which is a lot more than in the Netherlands where I live now.
Of course if your job doesn’t offer a good leave package you are out of luck. The issue with America is that it’s extremely unequal - poor folks live much much worse than poor folks in Europe. But middle class and richer folks often live better than rich folks in Europe. That’s why lots of highly skilled people still move to America from Europe, even though it’s a totally shitty country to live in if you’re uneducated or poor.
Maternity leave in the U.S. depends on your work. Back in the U.S. I had 6 months fully paid leave (and so did fathers), which is a lot more than in the Netherlands where I live now.
Of course if your job doesn’t offer a good leave package you are out of luck. The issue with America is that it’s extremely unequal - poor folks live much much worse than poor folks in Europe. But middle class and richer folks often live better than rich folks in Europe. That’s why lots of highly skilled people still move to America from Europe, even though it’s a totally shitty country to live in if you’re uneducated or poor.