… norms and attitudes, unequal distribution of care responsibilities and the failure of institutions to … relate to the rate of employment, part-time work, unpaid care and family responsibilities, access to rights and …
… equality as women continue to be the main providers of care. While unpaid care work is indispensable to the wellbeing of individuals … part time. More women (19.7 %) than men (14.9 %) provide care for older persons and persons with disabilities, …
… labour market, reflecting the disproportionate weight of care duties on mothers. This leads to women’s predominant … 2012. Women are engaged disproportionally more in unpaid care work: almost 38 % take care of children, grandchildren, older people and/or people …
… into the labour market following a career break due to care responsibilities. It can be a catalyst for greater … of time suggests a link between the better sharing of care responsibilities within a family and a higher engagement … were more gender equal in employment and in the sharing of care responsibilities had higher gender gaps in favour of …
… to quality and sustainable public infrastructure such as care and educational facilities, health services and … interplay between mobility, out-of-home activities, care responsibilities and paid work underscores the critical … and needs. Traditional gender roles assigning women to care work, paid or unpaid, result in women using and …
… affect gender roles, particularly in the division of care work at home, is key to progress on gender equality. … to be active outside the home by transferring traditional care work performed for free within the family to the formal … by undervaluing the social and economic value of care jobs they can also undermine the economic independence …
… Rising long-term care needs keenly felt by women The EU is currently … to an ever-growing need for long-term formal and informal care. In 2017, one in four people in the EU had a long-term … LTC needs in a financially sustainable way, ensuring care is affordable without endangering the quality of …
… time-limited job protection to enable an employee to care for their new-born child, and afterwards return to work … tools to fulfil children’s rights to have time with and care from from both their parents (Haas & Hwang, 1999). … leave, paternity leave, parental leave and leave to care for children who are ill (Blum, Koslowski, Macht, & …
… is based on three broad areas: paid work, unpaid work (care), and education and training. It presents 15 indicators … areas of concern: parental-leave policies; informal care for older people, people with disabilities and LTC … input indicators (e.g. participation in informal care vs availability of care services). Indicators are also …
… age groups. The age cohort most likely to do unpaid care work every day is that of 25-49-year-olds, the group … children. Altogether, 61 % of women of this age group care for others every day compared to 39 % of men. In fact, women spend more time in care work than men throughout their life. The gender gap …
… are used. While gender imbalances in the sub-domain of care and domestic activities remained relatively stable … The enduringly large gender gap in time devoted to care and housework contributed to this domain’s overall low … in the EU were disproportionally more engaged in unpaid care work in 2017. Almost 38 % took care of children, …
… they receive. Although women’s shouldering of unpaid care duties is often perceived as a ‘family’ choice, poverty … to redress gender inequalities in the division of unpaid care work. High at-risk-of-poverty rates also remain evident …
… mothers living in couples. The disproportionate weight of care duties on mothers limits their participation in or … with the peak times for family formation and increasing care duties — be it for children, grandchildren or those who … gender-sensitive opportunities for the equal sharing of care duties in our societies ( see Chapter 9 ). Figure 12: …