Equal parental leave starts with a good plan - and sound knowledge.

The decision to have a child has a major impact on the financial situation of mothers. Almost all gender gaps widen when a couple become parents. For example, the gender pay gap increases from 9% from the age of 30 - women become mothers at an average age of 30.3 - to up to 28%. The lifetime earned income of mothers is 61% lower than that of non-mothers or men. With an average income, we are talking about a loss of around half a million euros in salary due to the decision to become a mother. All this leads to financial dependency for mothers, and also for fathers (who often bear the ‘financial load’ of the family largely alone), and above all to above-average numbers of women in poverty in old age.

Marielle and Michael Schäfer from Beziehungsinvestor*innen will therefore talk about this in their presentation:

• How parental leave decisions affect salary, pension and family time
• Why parenthood can cost women up to half a million euros over the course of their lives
• What alternatives there are to the classic breadwinner-housewife model
• How equal parental leave can be planned in concrete terms
• What 5 steps are needed for equal parental leave planning
• For whom? The lecture is for anyone interested in equal family models, parents-to-be or people who want to have children.

Language: German (interaction in English possible)
Registration: Please register by email by 12 June 2025 (registration)
Access to the meeting: Zoom