Families between work and responsibility: the struggle for equality

Families between work and responsibility: the struggle for equality

In Vienna, the Catholic Family Association of Austria (KFÖ) emphasized central issues on the occasion of the upcoming International Women's Day on March 8, which affect the life of women, especially in multi -child families. Vice President Barbara Fruhwürth emphasized the need to improve the compatibility of family and work and to tackle the existing pension gap between men and women. The topic of abortion and the increased risk of poverty from single parents is also of great importance, according to the association representatives. "Feminism and Catholic is not a contradiction, but a wonderful addition," explain the vice presidents Britta Brehm-Cernelic and Judith Tscheppem, who point out that many of their demands aim to improve the living conditions of women href = "https://www.kathpress.at/goto/manden/2455313/familienverband-beduerfiS-von-familien-und-frauen-ergaenzen-sich"> kathpress.at reported.

growing challenges for women and families

The topic of compatibility of family and work is also a long -running favorite in society in a broader sense. According to the research of the sociologist Arlie Hochschild from her book "The Second Shift", little has changed in the distribution of house and care work since the 1980s. Mothers are still the main responsible, even if they are in professional life, which leads to a significant inequality in terms of income and promotion opportunities. In particular, highly qualified women opt for a childless lifestyle or postpone family planning, according to the analysis of bpb.de .

Despite a slight increase in men who use parental leave, the traditional picture of the male family fuss is still strongly anchored. There is still a massive discrepancy between the desire for better reconciliation of work and family and reality. Statistics show that a large part of the mothers work part -time, while fathers work full -time. The social and operational framework often prevent a fairer distribution of the tasks between the sexes. For example, mothers get into the so -called part -time trap, which has a negative impact on their career opportunities in the long term, while the retirement pensions and the financial security of single parents suffer from the gender pension gap.