Three-quarters of female executives who have had children consider that maternity leave slows down women's hierarchical progression. Nearly one in two female executives considers that their return to work was difficult.
69% of respondents would prefer “short and well paid’ parental leave to “long but poorly paid” leave. If the parent is a man, only one in four respondents believe that their career will be hampered by having a child, according to a survey by the Association for the Employment of Executives.