Denmark: for parents, family comes before career

In Denmark, parents have a tendency to give more importance to their children than their career, until their children's adolescence. (Ref 06871)
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Combining career and family life is difficult. Two thirds of parents (men and women) refused to participate in new projects these last two years and one parent in eight declined a position with responsibilities, according to the Confederation of employees and civil servants (FTF). Bente Sorgenfrey, chairwoman of the FTF, confesses to be surprised by the results of the inquiry for which 5000 employees of the private and public sectors were questioned : « Of course, it is a good thing that parent

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