… police, women shelters and NGOs have reported a surge in domestic violence, especially violence targeting women. The … in Europe has achieved gender equality — the prevalence of domestic violence is a sad reminder of that,” says EIGE … ensure the police, justice and health sectors are able to work together to help victims.” “Even without the …
… Women with disabilities are also more vulnerable to domestic violence. 34 % of women with disabilities have … Equality Index 2020: Digitalisation and the future of work , p.58 [6] EIGE (2019), Beijing +25: the fifth review of …
… lockdowns to contain the coronavirus led to spikes in domestic violence reports. We don’t yet have EU-wide data, … initial figures. For example, France saw a 32 % jump in domestic violence reports in just over a week. Lithuania … contact without meeting face to face Maintaining work-life boundaries and managing increasing levels of strain …
… those working in other services, such as entertainment and domesticwork were most at risk of temporary layoffs or reduced hours. … of people who are highly vulnerable to economic shocks are domestic workers. In the EU, the majority are women (95 %), …
… of people were confined to their homes, either unable to work or continuing virtually. This excludes workers … large share of undeclared employment, especially in the domestic care sector. In 2018, women made up: 93 % of child … % of personal care workers in health serviceS [4] 95 % of domestic cleaners and helpers[5] These professions are some …
… as the EU’s average increased, widening the gap. Domain of work With a total EU-28 score of 72.0 points, the domain of … in more than a decade. Gender inequalities in unpaid domesticwork are highest between women and men living in … on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention) (2011) has been …
… for referring victims back to multiagency bodies. Work with various services and stakeholders across public and … victim services; child protection services; health, social work and education services; prosecutors; employers; family … as debt/antisocial behaviour complaints are a result of domestic abuse and reframe so that the woman is not penalised …
… can facilitate this process. To this end, police should work in partnership with community-based specialised women’s … their particular needs and experiences. Police could work with local victim services, children’s rights … victims are available: for example, police might use the domestic violence risk assessment for children (112) or the …
… intimate partner violence. Police could consider using the Domestic Violence Risk Assessment for Children (97) or the … partner violence should be a priority both in the direct work of the police with victims and perpetrators and in the …
… As such, research highlights the increasing role of domestic workers, often migrant women, in the provision of … 5 % of inactive men in the same age group, is not in paid work due to family and/or care responsibilities [3] . … themselves or, in some Member States, to outsource care to domestic workers, who are very often migrant women. In Italy, …
… family model, have unsettled traditional gender work roles and expectations (Connolly, Aldrich, O’Brien, … to care for their new-born child, and afterwards return to work with the same employer, usually to the same job. These … Member States is also denied to ‘family workers’, such as domestic workers, unpaid assistants to family/partner …
… in a couple with children do at least 1 hour of childcare work per day, this only holds true for 67 % of men. The … do likewise. For this family type, the gender gap in domesticwork narrows to 24 p.p., with 87 % of lone mothers … some extent, be due to the higher engagement of women in domesticwork as their main activity. In 2016, 28 % of all …
… While gender imbalances in the sub-domain of care and domestic activities remained relatively stable between 2005 … the EU were disproportionally more engaged in unpaid care work in 2017. Almost 38 % took care of children, … is the primary reason for economic inactivity or part-time work. As much as 10 % of women, compared to 0.5 % of men, …
… effectiveness, not least because of barriers to accessing work and earning a decent income. The risk of poverty rises … women, due mainly to the impact of women’s reduced time in work and/or lower earnings throughout their careers and … more barriers to quality jobs. The trend in Europe for domesticwork (often irregular, low-paid, dead-end jobs …
… Gender Equality Index 2019 Domain of work The domain of work, with a score of 72.0, keeps the … in unpaid care work, but even more strikingly in other domestic tasks. Only 34 % of men are engaged in cooking and … in more than a decade. Gender inequalities in unpaid domesticwork are highest between women and men who live in …
… the negotiation of boundaries between paid and unpaid work (Hochschild, 1997), as well as the negotiation of the … within families and society. Through gender stereotyping, domestic and care work (mostly unpaid) is associated with … disproportionate amount of time women spend on care and domestic chores impacts upon their participation in …