America: Take A Good, Hard Look at What You’re Doing to Working Mothers

Sophia Marie/Courtesy of Sarah Toce

Americans may have the edge on Olympic medals, fast food chains and Broadway musicals, but we’re severely lacking in the parental leave department.

In Sweden, women are given a full year off to heal properly and bond with their child(ren). If they have more than one child, they are given that same amount of time per child. In the United…