… something that we expect women to do for free in their own households, instead of the ‘real’ work that is done outside … In Belgium, the state manages the relationship between households needing domestic services and domestic workers. Because domestic services are subsidised, households are incentivised to go via the formal route, which …
… the population most in need. In the EU, about 29 % of households reported unmet need for professional home care services in 2016 (EIGE, 2019d). Households were slightly more likely to report unmet needs … and Cyprus. Nearly a quarter of women and men live in households that rely on informal care, which may either be …
… especially mothers, and increased the risk of poverty in households with dependent children. Eurofound’s COVID-19 online surveys show that households with children struggle to make ends meet much more …
… link between the unequal division of unpaid care in households and gender inequality in the labour market, … The estimated difference for men is 2.6 %. Yet 14 % of households across the EU report unmet needs for childcare …