The survey by UNICEF looked at government policies on paid parental leave for mothers and fathers, accessibility of childcare services offered up until school age (6 years old), and breast-feeding rates.
It placed Switzerland at the bottom of the table largely because of a lack of fully-paid maternity leave guaranteed to mothers and to the fact that there is no statutory paternity leave for dads in Switzerland.
But is the situation in Switzerland really so dire?
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