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The government's proposal for a new family leave model has been approved by Parliament today. Mothers in Business praises the model's flexibility in reconciling family leave and work, as well as the strong message of equality of the so-called 7 + 7 model. The question remains, however, whether the model is able to reach the objective of a more equal division of family leave between the parents.
In this guest blog, Gunta Ahlfors from Väestöliitto’s Recognizing International Talents project writes about the role of language in forming our professional identity. In what language do you feel the most comfortable in professionally?
The Recognizing International Talent initiative was started in 2020 with the aim to improve the Diversity and Inclusion skills of employers and their ability to recognize international talents in the recruitment processes. Finland needs more skilled labour force and the internationals living here need more possibilities to get recruited in their own professional field.
There are many ways to welcome a long-awaited child into a family. Did you know that more than 4,600 children have been adopted in Finland since 1985? In the fourth part of our family blog series, the interviewee is a mother who had a long-awaited child with her partner through international adoption.
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