“Obviously, there are still many steps to further enhance the position of women and mother at work and society.
However, in his current statements, PASOK’s spokesman appears as a denial of progress that has been made in recent years. And this cannot be left unanswered, “the ND spokesman said. He added: “Since 2019 until today, Greece records the highest decline in women’s unemployment in the European Union – from 22.1% in July 2019, to 11.3% in February 2025. At the same time, women’s employment increased by 8.5 percentage points – almost three times the European average.
This didn’t happen by accident. It is the result of policies designed and implemented consistently:
– Extension of Special License and Maternity Protection for 9 months
– the ability to transfer the permit to the father
– Parental license allowance equal to minimum wage
– the assimilation of adoptive parents’ rights
– the tax exemption of up to 5,000 euros for each child
– Care and medical exam licenses
– Complete protection against dismissal due to parental rights exercise
– The increase in voucher for nurseries by 20,000
– Birth Allowance from 2,400 to 3,500 euros
– And, above all, the equation of self -employed mothers with employees: 830 euros The month for 9 months – a total of 7,500 euros, which, together with the birth allowance, reaches 10,000 euros. “
Alexandra Sedoukou underlined: ‘This progress is not theory. It is an act. And it proves that we do not just see the problems – we deal with policies. We continue with the same goal: to make the mother’s daily life fairer, more humane, more supportive. Every day».
PASOK spokesman Costas Tsoukalas’ statement
In an interview on SKAI television, on the day of Mother’s Day, PASOK’s spokesman said: “We have more women unemployed, under -employment and lower earnings than their male colleagues. We now have the most increased retirement limits of women in Europe after the changes made in previous years. So we must see again that we will support mothers and working mothers ”, stressing that for PASOK regional development, demographic and housing are very high on the agenda.