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"I am pleased that the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality has begun focusing on the issue of the lifecycle. It is a step in the right direction. I have been advocating from the outset in this committee for women to stop being punished for wanting to be mothers and wanting to look after their children and families. Women have different priorities to men when it comes to making choices between life and work. The result is that women and men have a different work rhythm. A fair-minded policy must take account of this. We want young women to have more children. We are concerned about labour shortages. When women claim their statutory maternity leave, however, they are punished for it. It is a paradox – we ask women to have more babies, but we are unwilling to acknowledge their contribution. As a result, many women fall into poverty in old age, as a direct consequence of this injustice. Taking account of the lifecycle opens the way to a fair solution for women and mothers."@en1
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