The federal government wants to support the economy in the corona crisis. However, some fear that women may miss out on payments. Some professions should therefore be brought into focus.
Berlin (dpa) - Women should benefit more from the planned economic stimulus in the Corona crisis: Federal Family Minister Franziska Giffey (SPD) and the Greens demand this.
The German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) and the government advisors to the Council for Sustainable Development are also committed to ensuring that women do not forget economic money. The federal government is currently planning to present an economic stimulus program in early June.
"You shouldn't distribute the programs in such a way that men are more likely to benefit from them," Giffey told ARD's "Daily Topics" on Monday evening. It is now a matter of "how we support precisely those who are now doing a great deal in the care professions, but also in family care work, also with the economic stimulus measures".
The Council for Sustainable Development also demands this. In a letter, the 15-member body appointed by the federal government warns against focusing too much on male occupations, for example in industry. Employment relationships for women should be taken into account equally, health and nursing professions should be upgraded and fairly rewarded.
The parliamentary group leader of the Greens in the Bundestag, Katrin Göring-Eckardt, warned, however, that a feminist impetus for crisis policy was needed. "The federal government is cementing a professional world from yesterday when it distributes loans and support services without guidelines." Economic aid would need clear incentives - for example for gender equality.
The deputy DGB chairwoman Elke Hannack also warns: "Women must not emerge from the crisis as losers." In order to support families and to better share the employment and care work in partnerships, she calls for all-day care at primary schools and grants for household-related services such as childcare, care or cleaning work.
Giffey also wants to support families financially. A family bonus of 300 euros per child can "compensate a little (...) for the difficult financial situation in which many families find themselves." The Minister also believes that the continued payment of wages to parents who are unable to work due to limited school or daycare activities. The Union has already agreed to this.
According to the Federal Statistical Office, there are around eight million families with children in Germany, including four million with at least two children and more. A payment of 300 euros per child would therefore cost more than three and a half billion euros.
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