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"Mr President, I am pleased that so many men are taking part in this discussion today. I assume that many of them are fathers who object to their daughters continuing to be disadvantaged in future. Perhaps this will help us achieve more equality.
As has been said many times today, the balance between working life and private life is taking on ever greater political importance, particularly as we have also recognised that, on the one hand, the benefit of the great potential of the female workforce and, on the other hand, the lack of children, can and should no longer be overlooked.
As far as childcare facilities are concerned, the implementation of the Barcelona objective is unfortunately very disappointing. We note that different countries have different statistical data for students who are also parents. In Austria, for example, the proportion is 10.8%, in Sweden 41%. This is proof that situations can be changed by changing the framework conditions. It is obvious; we just need to tackle it.
Giving birth while studying must not be a reason for postponing one’s studies for a long time, dropping out completely or not starting them in the first place. We need more support, we need more childcare facilities at universities and colleges of higher education, and we need these at socially just rates."@en1
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