… of dual-earning and single-headed families as more women work outside of the home and not all families have … caring for or educating their children or grandchildren or older people/people with disabilities, every day for 1 hour … independence. It is a key factor in women’s higher risk of poverty in older age (see Chapter 3). Footnotes [1] Building …
… Rising long-term care needs keenly felt by women The EU is currently experiencing unprecedented … market, also increases their risk of economic dependency, poverty and social exclusion. In the EU, almost one in every … LTC in the EU [4] . At EU level, the informal LTC rate for older people and/or people with disabilities was 15 % for …
… Despite growing population income and women’s continuing gains in education and employment, gender gaps in pay ensure poverty is mostly concentrated in families where women are … often perceived as a ‘family’ choice, poverty rates among older people reflect the adverse impact on women’s individual …
… Women with disabilities face a double disadvantage because of … work outside the home and they experience a higher risk of poverty. Due to gender stereotypes, the bulk of caring … (20 %) care daily for someone, whether it be children, older people or adults with disabilities. This is despite the …
… Almost one in four people in the EU live at risk of poverty or social exclusion. Living conditions, poverty … and pathways into and out of poverty are different for women and men and also vary across the span of a person’s … are clearly paying the price of gender inequalities at an older age. They are at a much higher risk of poverty or …
… More women and men are living on the edge of poverty and social … young women and men face a very similar risk of poverty, olderwomen (+75 years) are at much higher risk than older …
… Summary Rescuing Women from Modern Day Slavery is a comprehensive step-by-step … from their situation of violence and associated poverty and to enable their full integration in society and … specific training such as textile, handcraft and care of older people. 351 women received social and labour guidance …
… 8 March 2011 marks the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day.EIGE’s list of 100 Inequalitiesillustrate that we … 7.4% of men in 2009 [2]. 3. The rate for women at risk of poverty in 2007 stood at 17% compared to 15% for men. When it … mutilation or threatened by this practice [33]. 67. Many olderwomen face neglect or abuse by carers; they are more …
… awareness-raising campaign run in 2010-2012 to promote women’s participation in the labour market, which remains at … targeted women, including inactive young women, inactive olderwomen, single mothers, men and fathers, employers, and … in a second income, and combating the feminisation of poverty and women’s financial dependence on the state and/or …
… knowledge and skills throughout their lives. It also makes women and men better equipped to secure steady, well-paid … all Member States. Moreover, when it comes to educational poverty at age 15, boys are over-represented: the share of … for better labour market integration, lowering chances of poverty and social exclusion, and setting a minimum guarantee …