… much more likely to be taken up by mothers, than it is by fathers. According to one European Commission estimate, only about 10 % of fathers in the EU use their right for parental leave. Take up varies greatly across the EU, with 44 % of fathers using this right in Sweden, to just 0.02 % of fathers …
… should earmark healthy amounts of parental leave for all fathers. In a number of EU Member States, this has been done … a ‘father’s quota’ that gives an extra 90 days of leave to fathers. If they do not use it, the family loses both the … for children at the same time as doing their job, while fathers remain undisturbed in the office. This would only …
… had to deal with interruptions by children more often than fathers. We have to bear these realities in mind when we talk … provides care. They should also earmark parental leave for fathers. Second, it is important that people have access to …
… which leads to lower employment rates for mothers than for fathers with young children in all Members States. The … than 6 years old) is 65.4 % in comparison to 91.5 % of fathers. 15.0 % of 15-to-64 year old inactive women are …