Belarra, about her short maternity leave: "That question would not be asked of a minister"

The Minister of

, deplored this Tuesday that "the

of the ministers is not the same as that of the ministers" and reproached that they are not as rigorous with them as with those in the tracking how they use their paternity leave.

She did so at the press conference after the Council of Ministers in which she presented the

when questioned about the way in which she has used her maternity leave.

Ione Belarra had her

, so, taking into account that maternity leave in Spain is 16 weeks, it would last until February.

However, it should be remembered that

, uninterrupted and full time;

while the other 10 weeks can be enjoyed full or part time.

The holder of Social Rights made it clear that she has had

specifying that she currently enjoys a "partial permission, although I would like to enjoy my permission in another way."

This helped him to assert that "this question would not be asked of a minister if he were a man, as happened with my partner Alberto Garzón; that would require reflection."

In this sense, he regretted that "the

as that of the ministers", which, in his opinion, would deserve a "reflection as a society".

Asked if she is setting a good example, she made it clear that "my son also has a father with whom

, and that is also a good example."

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