… educational inequalities have widened since. School and childcare service closures have increased the care burden and … exposed to the negative consequences of closed schools and childcare services given their lower financial resources and …
… groups remains a challenge. The closure of schools and childcare services during the pandemic has increased the childcare burden for parents and created new unpaid roles, … most common forms of unpaid care, the other two being childcare and long-term care for older people and people with …
… for the availability of high-quality and affordable childcare facilities for pre-school children, through two … been translated into concrete progress in recent decades, childcare service provision remains very inconsistent between …
… uneven sharing of unpaid care work is through the use of childcare services. EIGE’s research shows that childcare services lead to higher financial returns for … compared to men. Women with children under 12 years using childcare services at least 14 hours a week are estimated to …
… work–life balance only under certain conditions (e.g. when childcare is available) and it carries major drawbacks and … taken together with tele-schooling and closure of childcare facilities, home working has intensified work–life … Telework is evidently not a sustainable solution to solve childcare shortages and does not remove the need for other …
… could reflect women taking on a disproportionate share of childcare and education while maintaining their paid work. … shown that, while women were still spending more time on childcare than men, the gender gap in childcare was smaller than before the pandemic. It …
… Balance Directive [3] supporting provision of quality childcare and long-term care using EU funding a proposal to … Barcelona in 2002 to ensure further upwards convergence on childcare across Member States addressing the priorities set …