Source: “More Time or More Stuff,” Charles Siegel, Preservation Institute.

The difference between the U.S. and France is 383 hours per year, or nearly 10 weeks at 40 hours per week.

Source: “Parental Leave Policies in 21 Countries,” Rebecca Ray, et al., CEPR, 2008.

Source: “No Vacation Nation,” Rebecca Ray and John Schmitt, CEPR, 2007.