… of a questionnaire which explores the share of informal care in the household for two time periods, before the … dedicated to- and distribution of- paid work and unpaid care (children/grandchildren, older people, or people with … activities due to health problems and/or with disabilities care, and housework) within the household Working …
… Phil is a trained intensive care nurse and general secretary of the Irish Nurses and … the organisation, leading on INMO’s advocacy on national nursing policy and through various public sector pay …
… I believe we should be taking away from the data. That is: care is critical to our economies and to our lives. It seems obvious: we need carers to raise children, to take care of older people and those with disabilities, and those … the way we treat carers does not reflect the importance of care, the fact that each and every one of us will need to be …
… of women being kept out of the labour market due to care responsibilities. Currently, 37.5 % of women in the EU … of their domestic caring responsibilities, for example nursing and social work. Migrant women particularly are … the EU with the largest skills shortages (such as ICT and nursing) are the most gender segregated and are projected to …
… men, as priority was given to healthcare and residential care workers – both groups mostly composed of women. At the … COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly devastating for nursing home residents. Miralles et al. (2021) found that the highest COVID-19 mortality rates in nursing homes in six EU countries ranged from 26 % to 66 %. …
… dedicate more of their time to childcare and long-term care. Read more Globally, people with disabilities have … Disabilities. Beyond medical services, access to long-term care services is critical to autonomous living and the … (2020f), barriers to accessing professional home-based care ae affect women disproportionately, as they are …
… job market, as well as their disproportionate burden of care duties. Gender-sensitive recovery needs to address the gender pay gap by promoting equal share of care responsibilities and by better valorising those working … 2020c). Roma women are also more likely to perform unpaid care work, leading to an employment gap of 18 p.p. with Roma …
… doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32114-7 Addati, A. (2018). Care work and care jobs for the future of decent work. … ICN Policy Brief. (2021). The Global Nursing shortage and Nurse Retention. Retrieved from … services: A qualitative study. International journal of nursing studies, 120, 103974. …
… to disease, health-related behaviours and access to care. Employment status influences people’s physical and … means that access to affordable and high-quality long-term care is increasingly important. The European Pillar of Social … affected. The pandemic has also been devastating for nursing home residents. Working-age women in the EU have been …
… professional fields . While women are over-represented in care and pre-primary education, men dominate politics and … as information and communications technology (ICT) and nursing, are dominated by one gender and are projected to … informal expectations around who is responsible for unpaid care work . Although around 77 % of men aged 20–49 are …
… In coming years, the number of people needing long-term care will increase, given the ageing population and … 2018). In order to contain costs and allow the long-term care system to sustain the pressure of growing patient … numbers, countries are promoting independent living in any care setting (residential, home or community-based). Policy …
… they work as front-line providers of healthcare and social care. A study of eight countries found that women are more … may have been aggravated by the unbalanced division of care responsibilities within the family. Living in lockdown … are at particular risk and who may also be cut off from care by physical distancing. Women, particularly older women, …
… increased risk of losing jobs because of additional unpaid care responsibilities resulting from closures of schools and … salaries. For example, women account for more than 85 of nursing and midwifery professionals and personal care workers in health services. Another example of a …
… EU, only two out of ten ICT jobs are held by women. In the care sector, there is a lack of men. They make up just 15 % of workers in nursing, midwifery and personal care in health services. The digital world and the future of …
… pandemic. This group includes workers in the health and care sector, victim support services, education, … symptoms among healthcare workers in EU countries. Care workers The care sector has also been highly affected. … and job functions. They might be providers of nursingcare and carry out basic medical services. They could …