3rd note from the Observatory of Women's Economic Emancipation

What does it cost to be a mother? To mark Mother's Day, the Fondation des Femmes ' Observatoire de l'émancipation économique des femmes has published a new report dedicated to this decisive question. In it, experts Lucile Peytavin and Lucile Quillet draw a stark conclusion: from pregnancy to retirement, parenthood accentuates the risk of precariousness for women. Discrimination in the workplace, a sudden reduction in working hours, loss of income and invisible expenses, psychological and physical impacts, an explosion in domestic work... even today, being a mother comes with multiple, lasting costs. comes with multiple and lasting costs.

This note is the third publication from the Observatoire de l'émancipation économique des femmes. After a first note devoted to the cost of justice for victims of sexual violence, and a second exploring the impact of the tax and welfare system on women's economic dependence, the Observatory's experts continue to analyse the factors of wealth inequality between women and men.continue to analyze the factors of wealth inequality between women and men.

Discover this essential note on the cost of maternity.

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A patron of the Women's Foundation since 2018, Crédit Municipal de Paris has chosen to intensify its partnership by supporting, in particular, the creation of the Observatory of Women's Economic Emancipation. This is an important commitment for the bank, which provides day-to-day support to Parisian women in situations of financial fragility.

Pawnbroking, a long-standing activity of Crédit Municipal de Paris, is a powerful tool for the emancipation and financial independence of women, who make up 80% of its clientele. Women are also in the majority in our support services for the financially vulnerable (60%). This over-representation of women among our customers reflects long-standing and persistent gender inequalities, which Crédit Municipal de Paris is determined to combat.

In addition to its support for the Women's Foundation, Crédit Municipal de Paris aims to offer its customers and beneficiaries in situations of financial fragility comprehensive assistance to help them regain control of their finances. This innovative offer is a cross-functional response to the problems frequently encountered by women - single parenthood, sexual violence, low self-esteem, etc. -. This innovative offering is supported by a solid network of associative and public-sector partners. Launched as an experiment at the end of 2022, the offer is intended to be more widely deployed thereafter.