Return to the labour market after parental leave: A gender analysis

European Institute for Gender Equality

Women take on the the principle of work–life balance and followed bulk of domestic and caregiving work (2) and this up with legislative and non-legislative face hurdles entering or returning to work after measures (4). [...] europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52020DC0152) 2 RETURN TO THE LABOUR MARKET AFTER PARENTAL LEAVE: A GENDER ANALYSIS The employment gap widens Figure 1 | The parental employment gap with parenting duties for women and men with at least a child under the age of 6 (pp, 25–54, EU, 2023) Within the household, inequalities in the division of housework increase after the birth of the first chi. [...] The gender care gap and the challenge of balancing work and family responsibilities are key factors in the declining employment rate of women with children. [...] People tend to start families and raise of children below the age of 3 years in education and children from the ages of 25 to 54 years – prime care services was 37 % (14 % for 1–29 hours and 23 % working age. [...] Due to traditional masculinity norms, fathers may feel the pressure to distance themselves from children and their family as Going back to work after parental a sign of commitment to work and the workplace (57).