Reconciliation of work and family life as a condition of equal participation in the labour market
Study for the review of developments at the level of the EU and the Member States in implementing the Beijing Platform for Action in Area F: women and the economy
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The study found that despite progress towards gender equality in the EU, gender gaps persist in the labour market and distribution of care responsibilities. Women remain the main carers for children and the dependent elderly and are more likely than men to be involved in both paid and unpaid work. Women’s working lives are more likely to be affected by the care needs of dependants. This is evident in their higher take-up of parental leave and part-time working, and higher inactivity rates.
The results of the study showed the need to strengthen efforts towards a more effective monitoring system, particularly in relation to data collection and data dissemination. The limited availability of harmonised, comparable or sex-disaggregated data hinders reporting on Beijing Platform for Action progress.
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Economic and financial affairs, Employment, EducationReview of the Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in the area F: Women and the Economy
20 October 2011 -
Economic and financial affairs, EmploymentGodzenie pracy z życiem rodzinnym jako warunek równego uczestnictwa w rynku pracy document updated on 20/08/2012
19 August 2011 -
EmploymentThis report was prepared for EIGE as a part of EIGE’s ‘Collection of good practices in the area of reconciliation of work, family and private life in EU Member States’ study.
08 July 2015 -
EmploymentPublication from EIGE' study ‘Collection of good practices on reconciliation of work, family and private life in EU Member States’. For the purposes of this study, policies on reconciliation are defined as interventions that promote gender equality through the balancing of work, family and private life.
08 July 2015 -
EmploymentFactsheet from the study on good practices on reconciliation of work, family and private life in EU member states Read more: Gender Mainstreaming Facts and figures on gender equality and economy
12 January 2015 -
EmploymentFactsheet from the study on good practices on reconciliation of work, family and private life in EU member states Read more: Gender Mainstreaming Facts and figures on gender equality and economy
12 January 2015