… perspective. The working conditions for MPs is often not family friendly. There are only eleven Member States in which … of parliament are explicitly entitled to take maternity leave. And when it comes to paternity leave, only nine Member States have provisions. Women in …
… laws enable them to take care of children raised in a family while leading fulfilling lives outside the home, and … in the European Union. First, let me start with parental leave. This is a right that is still much more likely to be … were in paid employment spend more time caring for their family members, while daughters whose mothers worked spend …
… work as they can combine it with household chores and family commitments (women: 36 %, men: 28 %). Yet this … such as a minimum wage, limits to working time and paid leave. In the meantime, EU Member States need to protect …
… suggesting that telework is used to balance work and family life, particularly among women. However, telework is … has to be made clear. Career interruptions to provide care leave women with far lower pensions than men across the EU. … 24 % of men cannot participate in lifelong learning due to family responsibilities. At the end of the day, Europe will …
… children - showing that the financial cost of having a family falls heavily on women’s shoulders. These findings are … are using flexible work arrangements to juggle work and family life but this is rarely the case for men. Our report … for Parents and Carers aims to improve access to parental leave and flexible working, as well as increase the take up …
… 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 …