… every day caring for children than men. Women and men in employment who experience difficulties in combining paid work … frequency of work-life conflicts. Around a third of single mothers and fathers and couples with children face …
… with small gender pay gaps, women aged 20-64 have lower employment rates than men. In Italy, where the gap is 5.0 %, … primary carers, which leads to lower employment rates for mothers than for fathers with young children in all Members States. The average employment rate for mothers aged 20-49 with a young child (younger than 6 years …
… the difficulty of reconciling the role of the carer with employment. This conflict represents a missed opportunity for … informal care. One third of women who curtail their employment in order to offer care report the reason to be the … partners. This leave is separate from maternity leave for mothers and from paternity leave for fathers where it exists. …
… woman and man. The Bank of Italy estimates that if female employment rose to 60 percent, gross domestic product would … considered nor taken parental leave. Almost all eligible mothers make use of their right to parental leave further … [18]. 42. In 2008, 35% of single parents (mostly single mothers) were exposed to a high poverty risk [18]. 43. Women …