… formally engaged in work but still play an active role in family fishing or aquaculture businesses. They are rarely … security benefits, such as pension rights and maternity leave, would be a major improvement to their lives. The …
… horizontal gender segregation reconciling work and family life prejudices and stereotypes about women in … also point out that women’s ‘double burden’ (work and family obligations) and other social obligations may lead … of maternity: they are granted a maternity allowance and a leave of at least 14 weeks. At the EU level, this is the …
… Equality Index, stereotypes, reconciliation of career, family life and private life and relation to the objectives … and Finland - where fathers’ participation in parental leave represents 20%, a large disparity stills looms. …
… are designed to minimise conflict between work and family responsibilities and to encourage women’s … reproduction. The 1996 EU Directive on Parental Leave is a reconciliation policy that has been established in … the impact of the policy. For example, where paternity leave is transferable, or poorly paid, the take-up is low. …
… conference “Mechanisms for reconciling professional and family roles for women and men as a chance to actively … area F: Women and the Economy Reconciliation of Work and Family Life as a Condition of Equal Participation in the … at EU level concerning maternity, paternity and parental leave, institutional care arrangements for children and …
… Countries that have limited options for supporting work-family reconciliation would benefit from the flexible working … Holding open discussions with returners from maternity leave to ensure they are able to balance their work and family life Implementing a ‘Parental Transitions Programme’ …
… and a child-related time bonus is given for parents for leave for the first school day. Employees can take up to 30 … activities as part of a team that implements the ‘family friendly enterprise’ certificate and related … commitment to implementing the provision under the ‘family friendly enterprise’ certification. Overall the focus …
… reduce the care gap and promote men’s active role in the family, with a view to enhancing women’s employment … stereotypes, thirdly promoted men’s roles in the family, and finally encouraged employers to improve work-life … solutions (telework, job sharing, extended parental leave and reduced hours) which permit employees to better …
… publications have organised a competition to find the family-friendliest firm in the country, and since 2009 the … its action plan to improve the reconciliation of work and family life (2011-2015). The competition raises awareness of … whether the company promotes fathers’ use of parental leave. The company also gets a chance to report on their …
… In brief The campaign “Managing reconciliation of work and family” is a DGB trade union awareness raising and … a partner project of the company programme ‘Success Factor Family’ – with a focus on changing union and company culture … organisation’s members. Key topics covered were parental leave, childcare, care and men; Family-conscious working …