TY  - BOOK
AU  - De la Corte-Rodríguez,Miguel
TI  - EU law on maternity and other child-related leaves: impact on gender equality 
T2  - Bulletin of comparative labour relations
SN  - 9789403514529
U1  - 349.497 23
PY  - 2019///?]
CY  - Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands
PB  - Wolters Kluwer
KW  - Maternity leave
KW  - Law and legislation
KW  - Europe
KW  - Pregnant women
KW  - Employment
KW  - Parental leave
KW  - Sex discrimination in employment
KW  - European Union countries
N1  - Originally presented as the author's dissertation (Ph. D.)--Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven and the Autonomous University of Madrid, 2018; "Includes a comparative analysis of the law of six countries (Belgium, Ireland, Spain, the United Kingdom, Sweden and Portugal) chosen to illustrate the  variety of national schemes available and how the desirable features can be introduced into EU law"--Back cover; Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-317); Introduction --; EU legislative framework on maternity leave --; Social risk approach in the EU Directives on Maternity Leave : a consistency analysis --; Maternity leave and effects for women in the labour market --; Maternity leave and discrimination against non-delivering parents --; Conclusions
N2  - EU Law on Maternity and Other Child-Related Leaves' aims to put on the table the limitations and side effects of the current EU legislative framework on maternity leave. The current system is focused on the biological differences of women related to maternity. Although proven effective in protecting pregnancy, giving birth and breastfeeding, that is, the biological differences of women related to maternity, the current EU legislative framework on maternity leave tends to overlook the roles of both parents, especially during the post-delivery period of bonding with the child. This framework, along with EU law on parental leave, which does not encourage an equal take-up of the leave, gives rise to serious issues of gender equality affecting both men and women. This book proposes alternative options for future EU law on child-related leave that can be applied to both employees and self-employed workers to mitigate these limitations and side effects
ER  -