Women and Men in Spain Impact on employment by the existence of children. Leave of absence to care for children People between 18 and 64 with at least one offspring on their own or of the couple (1), that have stopped working at least for a month in a row (2) to take care of the kids, depending if any of the interruption periods was to cash an unpaid leave, by sex. 2018 Unidades: % Males Females Excedencia por cuidado de hijos 2,9 3,6 Combinación de excedencia con permiso de maternidad/paternidad 13,5 17,7 No fue excedencia, únicamente fue permiso de maternidad/paternidad 66,9 57,1 La interrupción fue por una causa distinta a las anteriores 16,3 20,4 No sabe/No contesta 0,5 1,2 Notas: All persons verify that they have at least one child under the age of 8 and that they are employed or at least they had worked once since the birth of their youngest child. Fuente: