Translation of "Deuxième apporteur de revenu " (French → English) :

second earner [ secondary family earner | secondary family worker | second bread winner ]

second earner

first family earner [ primary family earner ]

multi-earner household [ multiple-earner household ]

L. whereas, owing to traditional structures and tax disincentives, women have had second-earner status imposed on them, in the form of both vertical and horizontal segregation in the labour market, an incomplete employment history and gender-specific wage inequality, and whereas in addition unpaid care, childcare, nursing of the elderly and other dependants and domestic work are performed much more frequently by women, who therefore have less time available to pursue paid work, which in turn results in a much lower pension, which is why the compatibility of work and family life, in particular to achieve the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy, should continue to be supported by practi ...[+++]cal measures, a process in which men in particular need to become more involved;

L. whereas, owing to traditional structures and tax disincentives, women have had second-earner status imposed on them, in the form of both vertical and horizontal segregation in the labour market, an incomplete employment history and gender-specific wage inequality, and whereas in addition unpaid care, childcare, nursing of the elderly and other dependants and domestic work are performed much more frequently by women, who therefore have less time available to pursue paid work, which in turn results in a much lower pension, which is why the compatibility of work and family life, in particular to achieve the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy, should continue to be supported by practi ...[+++]cal measures, a process in which men in particular need to become more involved;

L. whereas, owing to traditional structures and tax disincentives, women have had second-earner status imposed on them, in the form of both vertical and horizontal segregation in the labour market, an incomplete employment history and gender-specific wage inequality, and whereas in addition unpaid care, childcare, nursing of the elderly and other dependants and domestic work are performed much more frequently by women, who therefore have less time available to pursue paid work, which in turn results in a much lower pension, which is why the compatibility of work and family life, in particular to achieve the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy, should continue to be supported by practi ...[+++]cal measures, a process in which men in particular need to become more involved;

Because of misdirected tax incentives, the fact that women tend to be secondary wage earners, segregation, wage inequality, and career breaks, economic poverty in working life turns into poverty in old age, as reflected in the gender pension gap.