… Scheele delivered this at an event of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) titled We are … obvious: we need carers to raise children, to take care of older people and those with disabilities, and those who are …
… be paid the same, regardless of who’s doing it. And yet, women are still paid on average 14 % less per hour than men. … Our data shows that the gender pay gap actually widens the olderwomen get, with having a child and getting married both …
… of the 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women on 17 March 2021. The event was organised by … value to the economy. Children are future taxpayers and older people would be looked after by the state if not by …
… In the EU, 95 % of domestic cleaners and helpers are women. When it comes to those who provide professional care … no longer be able to provide free-of charge care for their older relatives in the home. Instead, the state would have to …
… As health limitations increase with age and affect women and men differently, any analysis of ill health must … limitations affect daily activities are higher among older groups, to women’s detriment (Ogg and Rašticová, 2020). …
… COVID-19 deadlier for men, ‘long COVID’ more likely for women There are considerable variations in how data is … 60), infections in women far outnumber those among men; at older ages, infection is more common in men. The highest …
… different everyday life activities [1] . The respondents, women and men alike, ranked health services as the most … several population groups, such as lone parents, older people, migrants and people with disabilities, and …
… data, even for the most severe forms of violence against women. Of all the indicators used to gauge the extent of this … . The killing of olderwomen is a prevalent form of femicide as a result of …
… care, the other two being childcare and long-term care for older people and people with disabilities and other chronic conditions [1] . About 91 % of women with children spend at least an hour per day on …
… In a highly digitalised world, women and men need a wide range of knowledge, skills and … Commission, 2015b). Yet only 17 % of women and 16 % of menolder than 15 years of age were in formal or informal …
… and (dis)ability influence income disparities between women and men. While income gaps are less visible for couples … with the result that the gender gap is greatest among older people. Women aged 65 years or older receive 1.934 PPS …
… unpaid care during the COVID-19 crisis – particularly by women – has put a spotlight on long-standing gender … since 2014. The gender gap among people aged 16 years or older was 925 purchasing power standard (PPS) [2] in 2019, …
… Gender inequalities in health The conditions in which women and men live, work and spend their time affect their … that men account for 55 % of COVID-19-related deaths. Oldermen, men with NCDs and those in essential and …