… work—life balance so that they are more able to care for children or dependent relatives (Akgunduz & Plantenga, 2012; … inactive or work part-time because they are looking after children or adults with additional needs. This situation … constraint on United Kingdom part-time workers with children moving into full-time jobs (Gash, 2008). Similarly, …
… & O’Dwyer, 1999). In this respect, women with young children are particularly disadvantaged regarding job choice … were seen among women living in couples with dependent children. At the same time, lone parents had longer commuting … women and men are more equally involved in caring for children and other dependents, as well as in household …
… increasing the labour-market participation of women with children and men’s involvement in childcare, by undervaluing … from mothers and fathers at home and high-quality care for children provided both by parents and by well-qualified and … of childcare services in recent years, women with children under 7 years of age in the EU on average spend …
… leave policies can be seen as important tools to fulfil children’s rights to have time with and care from from both … paternity leave, parental leave and leave to care for children who are ill (Blum, Koslowski, Macht, & Moss, 2018). … parental-leave bonus but excluding leave to care for sick children). Take-up of parental leave by fathers remains …
… the overall time that women and men spend caring for their children, grandchildren, older people or people with … is observed. While 85 % of women living in a couple with children do at least 1 hour of childcare work per day, this … as lone fathers are more likely to live with older children. This partially explains that while 76 % of lone …
… in the labour market. FTE employment rates of women with children were around 60 % (Figure 12) regardless of the … (+ 8 p.p.) of those for lone mothers and couples with children (+ 4 p.p.). While the most acute gender gap in FTE employment was observed among couples with children (28 p.p.), very large differences between women and …
… men’s involvement in the care and/or education of their children, grandchildren and older and disabled people. It … target called on Member States to ensure that 33 % of children below 3 years of age attend childcare facilities. … A second target, aiming to provide childcare for 90 % of children from the age of three to mandatory school-going age, …
… effective incentive for employees. Example: Careers with children - work-life balance innovation Deutsche Telekom AG … - Berlin conducted a pilot mentoring program “Careers with Children“. This pilot targeted women managers who were about …
… work-life balance issues concern only women with small children, that they are too expensive, or that they are not … Netlight also provides benefits for parents of small children, in line with national legislation. It provides …
… to use them in a balanced way. Childcare and support for childrenChildren have the right to affordable early childhood education and good quality care. Children have the right to protection from poverty. There …