… in platform work, with the imbalanced division of care between women and men restricting women’s choices more … structural bias in the gender division of unpaid work and care responsibilities, restricting women’s choices in the … those who are working fewer hours, particularly women with care responsibilities, and those with poor health. A study of …
… the only option for people to combine substantial unpaid care responsibilities (primarily taken on by women) with paid … work–life balance and opportunities to combine care and work responsibilities, while men are more likely to … of some work and social protections (e.g. parental leave) for gender equality. The rest of this section briefly …
… dominated by women, such as schoolteacher or personal care worker in a residential service, are considered … difficult to automate. In fact, the number of personal care workers has risen substantially in recent years …
… 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, …
… (2020). Mortality associated with COVID-19 outbreaks in care homes: early international evidence. International Long Term Care Policy Network . Retrieved from … EIGE. (2020c). Eligibility for parental leave in EU Member States . Retrieved from …
… are often rooted in the unequal distribution of care and other responsibilities within the household. … may also be disproportionately affected by the unpaid care responsibilities resulting from childcare and school … Directive has bolstered entitlements to family-related leave and flexible working arrangements; for example, it …
… strong political will to facilitate better distribution of care and household work between women and men. Among the … right to flexible working arrangements for workers with care responsibilities, carer’s leave, parental leave and increased job protection. The …
… recession. In addition, the closure of schools and other care services has greatly increased childcare needs, with a … gender inequalities not only in relation to informal care for family members but also in terms of access to … to maternity benefits in the EU, and access to parental leave is also limited for the self-employed in a number of …
… go unnoticed – from the shortage of men working in the care sector to the reality of violence facing women in … the past to ensure that recovery measures post COVID-19 leave no one behind. The EU’s progress on gender equality is …
… feel safe in their own streets and their own home. We can leave no stone unturned when it comes to protecting our … include additional data on issues like access to parental leave, prevention of sexual harassment, and gender training. … and female genital mutilation; recognise and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public …
… indicators include: increased proportion of men’s time in care-related activity increased employment for women and men, including migrant women, in the formal care economy increase in women’s access to, and hours in, … Support flexible working arrangements and family-related leave Increase women’s entrepreneurship Increase the …
… better work- life balance for parents and people with care responsibilities Please note that these indicators [2] … provision of flexible, affordable and high-quality care for older people, including digital technologies, shared … and for new or existing preschool entrepreneurs. Paternity leave has been introduced as a legislative measure to enable …
… better work-life balance for parents and people with care responsibilities; ensure a broad policy framework to … in the labour market, as well as the more equal use of leave and flexible work arrangements, including considering … consider a more comprehensive approach, e.g. covering the care of other dependants, accessibility and quality efforts …
… measures. Legal measure: the introduction of paternity leave. Fathers/equivalent second parents will be able to take … making better use of EU Funds to improve long-term care and childcare services. Policy measure: removing … leave, flexible working arrangements and access to care services. Women and men shall have equal access to …
… than women? In EU Member States, both paid work and unpaid care work exists. These different kinds of work are performed … both women and men. Consider: How are paid work and unpaid care work divided and distributed between women and men in … work Public financial allowances, such as paid parental leave, child benefit, carers’ allowances, agricultural …
… regulatory frameworks. As the Covid-19 crisis has shown, care is a vital part of our economies, yet often missing from … States to make the connection between time use, multiple care roles and EU Funds interventions, allowing a better … recovery measures post-Covid-19 are gender-fair and leave no one behind. EIGE's gender budgeting toolkit is …
… working around the clock and putting themselves at risk to care for patients. Most of the nurses and healthcare workers … and will probably not be paid nor entitled to paid sick leave. These people are likely to have difficulty paying for … and one in four men (24 %) work in precarious jobs. Unpaid care work will increase Even without a crisis, caring …
… labour market, reflecting the disproportionate weight of care duties on mothers. This leads to women’s predominant … 2012. Women are engaged disproportionally more in unpaid care work: almost 38 % take care of children, grandchildren, … and 23 % of men aged 20-49, are ineligible for parental leave, with four Member States providing universal access to …
… a better work—life balance so that they are more able to care for children or dependent relatives (Akgunduz & … public sector. Given that women shoulder a higher level of care duties, any flexibility difference between genders, … the design of national public policies, such as parental leave, which provide highly varied employee entitlements …