Dads need ‘maternity leave’ too

Europe has been keen to see Ireland invest in a proper childcare industry in part because the collapse of the Celtic Tiger economy disproportionately hit the employment of women.

The EU’s February country report put the situation in stark terms. While employment among women rose from just over 60 per cent to just over 61 per cent between 2013 and 2014, it remained 10 per cent lower than employment among men.

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