… among women. However, telework is not a solution for childcare. During lockdowns, mothers working from home had to … What policymakers need to know Affordable and accessible childcare for parents who work in essential services is one … at home. Financial support for lone parents to assist with childcare, rent payments and other household expenses could …
… children under 3 years of age being enrolled in a formal childcare institution. At national level, only 13 Member … 14 % of households in 2016 reported unmet needs for childcare services, primarily due to financial reasons (50 %). Women’s greater involvement in informal childcare interferes with their employment opportunities, …
… at 10 %. The availability and affordability of formal childcare services are similarly important factors, as Member States with a higher provision of formal childcare for children below 3 years of age also had greater … identified this reason). Where the availability of formal childcare services is low and work—life balance policies are …
… especially in Member States with limited or unaffordable childcare provision (e.g. UK, DE). As noted in Section 9.4, … of men, underlining how the gendered nature of informal childcare disproportionately impacts women’s employment. The … care of children at home, is a deterrent to using formal childcare and to either remaining in or re-entering the …
… Equally shared or not, childcare is a key dimension of gender equality Family … and a father. This has had a significant impact on childcare at a time when extended family members, such as … which has led to parents needing more and varied childcare services, has put pressure on public policies and …
… financing, eligibility rules and coordination with childcare services. These all impact the behaviour of women … to be very low (Blum et al., 2018; Karu & Tremblay, 2018). Childcare services are not available when childcare leave ends Among EU Member States, the types of …
… living in a couple with children do at least 1 hour of childcare work per day, this only holds true for 67 % of men. … This partially explains that while 76 % of lone mothers do childcare work every day, only 38 % of lone fathers do …
… of work—life balance. Work—life balance policies such as childcare and LTC services and FWAs therefore enhance gender … Index scores are higher in the Member States where formal childcare and LTC arrangements are more widely available. … provision and publicly subsidised high-quality formal childcare. The importance of intersectional approach was once …
… ensure that 33 % of children below 3 years of age attend childcare facilities. This is now a reality for the EU as … among Member States. A second target, aiming to provide childcare for 90 % of children from the age of three to … of this report. Footnotes [1] Eurostat, Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration — % over the …