Having children costs Danish women a lot of money. In average, they lose 6% of the salary they would have gotten if they did not have any. On the other hand, Danish men's wages increase when they become fathers. To face this "indirect discrimination", some experts advocate lengthening paternity leaves. (Ref. 070964)
“Wage sanction!” This is what Danish women risk for having children. This is the surprising conclusion from a recent study from the AKF (Anvendt Kommunalforskning: research centre specialized on topics concerning the public sector and the Welfare-State) which shows that, when they become mothers, Danish women lose in average 6% of the salary they would have earned if they didn’t have children. This concerns employees both from the private and the public sector. According to Lars Skipper, one of
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