The 11 Best Countries to Be a Mother

The 11 Best Countries to Be a Mother

Finland

This lush Nordic country has one of the highest rates of women using contraception (75 percent), great maternity benefits (21 weeks at 70 percent pay), a very high ratio of female-to-male earnings (0.73), and has one of the highest percentages of women in national government (43 percent of seats).

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