Scandinavian countries and Germany have led the way on paternity leave in Europe, yet many European men (and certainly Asian, African, Indian, and Latin American men) have a long way to go with regard to shedding traditional attitudes about the male/female division of labor. It is one thing to let women into the workforce; it is quite another to embrace full equality and create a cultural, economic, and social climate that encourages both men and women to support one another and their families equally with cash and care.
北欧国家和德国已率先在欧洲设立侍产假，但许多欧洲男性（当然还有亚洲、非洲、印度和拉丁美洲的男性）摒弃对男/女劳动分工的传统态度还有很长的路要走。允许妇女加入劳动力是一回事；但实现完全平等、创造鼓励男女互相支持、以出资和出力照顾为家庭平等做出贡献的文化、经济和社会环境则完全是另一回事。