… reflecting the disproportionate weight of care duties on mothers. This leads to women’s predominant reliance on … face challenges in accessing adequate healthcare: lone mothers and fathers (6 % and 8 % respectively) and women and … make it even more difficult for women, particularly lone mothers, to achieve a good work—life balance. In the EU, 57 % …
… 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 …
… for men and women in employment, equal contributions from mothers and fathers at home and high-quality care for … It underlines the fact that support for working mothers is one of the most effective means to their staying … In the EU, on average, households headed by lone mothers are more likely to experience unmet needs for …
… for fathers. Others, including extended leave for mothers, have negative associations. For gender-equality objectives, supporting the employment of mothers and increasing the take-up of leave by fathers are of … on a low flat-rate level. Foreign-born parents, especially mothers, more often than native-born parents only have access …
… groups in the EU-28 in 2017 (Figure 31), especially lone mothers and fathers (6 % and 8 % respectively) and women and … unmet needs for medical examination, particularly lone mothers. While 12 % of them reported this in 2014, only 6 % …
… children. This partially explains that while 76 % of lone mothers do childcare work every day, only 38 % of lone … gap in domestic work narrows to 24 p.p., with 87 % of lone mothers cooking and/or doing housework every day for at least …
… arrival of a child has the greatest negative impact on the mothers living in couples. The disproportionate weight of care duties on mothers limits their participation in or forces their … improved at double the speed (+ 8 p.p.) of those for lone mothers and couples with children (+ 4 p.p.). While the most …
… in accessing the health support they need. In the EU, lone mothers (6 %) and fathers (8 %), as well as women (8 %) and … as to what extent employers exercise their right to deny mothers and fathers their rights over business interests and …