According to a Save the Children survey, Norway is the best place on Earth to be a mother. The State guarantees kindergarden at affordable prices; mohers and fathers can take as much as 56 weeks of maternity leave. Gender equality is a priority national policy since the 60's decade. With a 25% of the GDP coming from the oil exploitation, Norway has found the right way to spend its wealth, in order to preserve and multiply it. The experts have found that an armoinic family life leads towards a social stability that eventually results in better economic performance. I was sent to Oslo by El País Semanal to shoot it. I suppose southern countries have a long way to get the concept.

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