Platform for Equal and Non – Transferable Parental Leave is asking for resolve the Employment gender gap mobilizating all the existing resources of care, specially the potential of men, now almost entirely failed to take advantage. In addition, the experience demonstrates that it is impossible to compensate the inequality produced as for economic and social rights because of the unequal assumption of care.

In this section, you’ll find a selective papers on this issue:

3rd European Conference [685KB]

3rd EUROPEAN CONFERENCE (PROGRAMME) ‘For a Fair and Sustainable Society: Equal, Non Transferable and Fully Paid Parental Leave Rights’ 30th June, 2012 Conference Venue: Reina Sofía National Art Center Museum. 2 Ronda de Atocha (Metro Atocha) 28012 Madrid, Spain [240KB]

A Draft Bill on the reform of existing public schemes for parental leave rights and benefits for the caring of children by their parents, in cases of birth, adoption or foster care [460KB]

Summary and Conclusions. 2nd EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ‘WITH YOUR PERMISSION’ ‘From Daddy Quotas to Care Parity: For Equality, Equal Leave Rights’ Civil society making policies for the future to achieve equality [309KB]

Questions and answers regarding maternity and paternity leave [172KB]

Equal and Non-transferable Parental leave rights within EU 2020 Strategy.Proposal: Reform of parental leave regulations in order to improve gender equality [105KB]

PLENT (Parental Leaves: Equal and Non-Transferable) Statement for the European Parliament Commission on Women’s Rights and Equal Opportunities on the Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL [86KB]

PLENT Brochure [405KB]

Maternity, Paternity and Parental Leave in Europe. Some elements for a feminist approach. By Castro,C. & Pazos,M. (2008) [537KB]