under french law, women get several weeks or even months of paid maternity leave and can also take up to 3 years unpaid time off.
按照法国法律,女性产后可选择带薪休假数周乃至数月,或无薪休假3年。
the uk is to extend paid maternity leave to a year from 9 months by the end of the current session of parliament.
英国欲在本届议会期满前将带薪产假从9个月延长至1年。
america is in a class of its own as the only rich country where women get no paid maternity leave at all (though two states, california and new jersey, offer six weeks at reduced rates of pay).