In Oslo, Camilla Grimsland Os and her husband, Hakon Os, at breakfast with their children, Ivar, 3, and Tellman, 6 months. Norway provides some of the most generous social welfare programs in the world, making it easier to balance work and family life. Credit...Brian Cliff Olguin for The New York Times
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