A mom in Denmark was offered 1 year of paid parental leave but chose to come back to work early. She felt she had to show she was still valuable.

• Natalia Rogaczewska took over nine months of parental leave at full pay for each of her two children.
• The Danish mother said her company offered her a year of parental leave with full pay.
• Rogaczewska, who lives in Denmark, said she was ready to return to work seven months into her leave.

When Natalia Rogaczewska first started working for a political organization in Denmark, she didn't even think about checking its parental leave policy.