Hilde Cadenau Inequality in equality
lacunae in the European equal treatment protection of self-employed women
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The main question of this thesis is to determine wheter the current framework of equality legislation applicable to self-employed women provides adequate protection, and if not, which lacuna can be discerned. A parallel is drawn between the protection of the self-employed and the employed. The focus is mainly on the financial consequences of the lack of protection of the directives, exemplified in the lack of availability in start-up finance, pregnancy-related benefits and social security.