英語學習筆記：
maternity n. 母性；母親身份
parental adj. 父母的
American women are currently entitled to 12 weeks unpaid leave. American men are entitled to nothing.
美國女性有12周的無薪產假，美國男性卻什么假期都沒有！
One in four American women go back to work two weeks after giving birth because they can't afford to take any more time off than that.
雖然有12周的無薪休假，但是她們通常生完孩子兩周之后，就馬上去上班了。
The United States – currently, the only high income country in the world without paid maternity, let alone parental leave.
美國，是目前世界上唯一一個沒有女性帶薪產假的高收入國家了，更別說什么雙親假。
UK parents is able to share 52 weeks of parental leave,39 of which are paid at 90% of your pay rate.
英國父母可分享52周的親子假，其中這個39周是帶薪的，并且可以拿到90%的薪水！
In China, a female employee may take a 98-day paid maternity leave at full salary.
中國女性員工可以以全額薪水享受98天產假。
The Czech Republic offers up to four years of parental leave, paid at between 400 and 600 a month, to "either or both"parents – although only one of them receives the benefit.
捷克提供長達四年的親子假，父母雙方均可休，期間每月可領400-600歐，只有一方可以領。

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