I was taken aback when I saw the Vigeland sculpture park in Oslo, one of Norway's most popular tourist destinations. Then I was shocked by my shock. I realized it was the first time in my life that I had ever seen depictions of fatherhood in art. Here, all around me, were depictions of masculine men tenderly embracing tiny babies, teaching toddlers their paces, or tossing teens in laughing play.
Thank God for the Nordics. The Economist has just written a hymn of a Special Report, full of rapt wonder at "probably the best governed countries in the world." But they hardly mention that it's also the region that boasts the most gender-balanced governments in the world, as though that's not really a critical factor in the success of its 'pragmatic' approach to governing.
To read the full, original article click on this link: Where Both Parents Can "Have It All" - Avivah Wittenberg-Cox - Harvard Business Review
