… for children and elderly relatives and the costs of formal care are important factors in decisions on whether to … partners of self-employed workers, also in the case of maternity: they are granted a maternity allowance and a leave of at least 14 weeks. At the …
… norms and attitudes, the unequal distribution of care responsibilities in the household and the way … 6 Member States have achieved both targets. Parental and maternity leave The Directive on Parental Leave gives each … gender-equal distribution of care work within families. Maternity leave is regulated at EU level by the 1992 …