ZAGREB, March 8 (Hina) - "New solutions have to be found to promote women's rights, particularly on the labour market in harmonising her professional and parent roles at a time when we are faced with mass unemployment, and the
government is decreasing social benefits," Adina Dulcic, head of the Institute for the Protection of the Family, said on Friday. The institute organised a round table on motherhood in parenting and work on the occasion of International Women's Day, March 8. Dulcic said the Family Policy National Programme and the Programme of Demographic Development Measures are important because they advocate equality of the parental role and division of responsibility, equating the opportunities of women and men on the labour market, and creating conditions for a healthy and proper development of children. These goals are achievable through measures which include parental leave for the father, the adjust
ZAGREB, March 8 (Hina) - "New solutions have to be found to promote
women's rights, particularly on the labour market in harmonising
her professional and parent roles at a time when we are faced with
mass unemployment, and the government is decreasing social
benefits," Adina Dulcic, head of the Institute for the Protection
of the Family, said on Friday. The institute organised a round table
on motherhood in parenting and work on the occasion of
International Women's Day, March 8.
Dulcic said the Family Policy National Programme and the Programme
of Demographic Development Measures are important because they
advocate equality of the parental role and division of
responsibility, equating the opportunities of women and men on the
labour market, and creating conditions for a healthy and proper
development of children.
These goals are achievable through measures which include parental
leave for the father, the adjustment of working hours, the
development of various types of services related to care for very
young children, said Dulcic. According to Education Ministry data,
only 35 percent of children, or 86,000, attend infant nursery and
kindergarten.
In Croatia, women account for 45.4 percent of the overall
employment rate, which corresponds to European figures. Only two
percent of women use shorter hours, mostly in education.
Representatives of the Croatian parliament, the government,
workers' unions and non-government organisations attended the
round table.
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