Manifesto against the Harassment of Motherhood

On the occasion of the Day against Violence against Women, from Women of the World condemn all forms of violenceespecially that produced within the home, a privileged place for full personal development. 

And we affirm that there is also other violence, an invisible violence that nevertheless affects the vast majority of society: violence against motherhood. For this reason,

We affirm that:

1.      Women are not discriminated against today, in the West, because she is a woman but because she is, or can be, a mother.

2.      Motherhood - the family after all- is undervalued in the workplace that lives with its back turned to the vital reality of the workers. This leads to a high degree of personal frustration and a very serious drop in the birth rate, which, in the case of Spain, has reached 30 % in the last decade.[1].

3.      Motherhood allows the development of human capabilities that are a plus in personal development and career performance.The company is not responsible for any temporary loss that may result from maternity leave.

4.      A very high percentage of women, 63% in the case of the Spanish ones[2]has suffered harassment at work because they are mothers.

5.      Exclusive dedication to the family is also a cause of discrimination against women because of their maternity. now which is condemned to social death and its invaluable contribution as a social engine is systematically ignored.

And we demand:

1.      Legislative recognition of maternity harassment (maternal mobbing) as a specific figure of employment discrimination against women on the grounds of their maternity as proposed by the European Parliament Resolution of September 11, 2018.[3].

2. Taking the necessary measures to prevent labor discrimination due to maternity and to favor the recognition of the family as a social, personal and professional benefit. Some of our proposals are:

§  Promotion and tax incentives for flexible working hours real and intensive working hours, teleworking, part-time hiring and reduction of working hours.

§  Have at your disposal 24 hours a year for family matters without justification.

§  Promotion and incentives for the creation of day care centers in the workplace.

§  Extension of maternity benefit up to week 24 to facilitate WHO recommendations regarding the importance of breastfeeding during the first 6 months of a baby's life.

§  Compliance with the constitutional principle of tax contribution according to capacity, which requires weighting taking into account children and per capita income.

3.      The creation of a registry of persons with exclusive dedication to the family. that grants eligible receivables for retirement and sick leave purposes for sickness and maternity leave, as requested by the European Parliament in the Resolution of 13 June 2016.[4]and that would also translate into tax reductions for companies that hire those who have them in order to favor their reincorporation into the labor market.

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