… parents, of cooking three meals a day. This work is not paid and you won’t find it in countries’ balance sheets, but … work also eats into the time you’re trying to reserve for paid work. Our latest findings show that during Covid, … who provides care. They should also earmark parental leave for fathers. Second, it is important that people have …
… assumption that caring is still women’s work, even when paid, contributes to its undervaluation. When thinking about … has to be made clear. Career interruptions to provide care leave women with far lower pensions than men across the EU. … skills if they want to take advantage of the new, well-paid jobs becoming available, which require a high level of …
… to the principle that equal work of equal value should be paid the same, regardless of who’s doing it. And yet, women are still paid on average 14 % less per hour than men. At the European … work. Countries should earmark healthy amounts of parental leave for fathers to help make this a reality. Last, …
… the pandemic, with 7.7 million women unable to take up paid work because they were taking care of children and … This can, of course, make it difficult to find time for paid work -- as was the case for 7.7 million women before the … countries should earmark healthy amounts of parental leave for all fathers. Second, people must have access to …
… care work is greater for women in non-standard and low-paid jobs. EWCS data shows that women in temporary jobs or … migrant women are less likely than native women to be in paid work because of care duties (FRA, 2019). Education … much time on housework so that they can engage more in paid work. Outsourcing cooking, cleaning, ironing, gardening, …
… to accumulate and have the greatest impact on those not in paid work and those with a low income, such as women with a … through universal health coverage, providing care leave to improve work–life balance and expanding educational …
… aspect of gender equality. The amount of time spent in paid work, rest and recreation, or caring for others has … or to increase fathers’ access and take-up of parental leave entitlements – link to lower levels of gender … pandemic, the crisis has underlined the importance of both paid and unpaid care work for societies and economies to …
… norms, including leaving jobs or substantially reducing paid work time to meet care needs. This has consequences for … is exposing, as never before, the crucial links between paid and unpaid work, and between the economic and health …
… Parental leave is granted to parents, usually after maternity and paternity leave, allowing mothers and fathers to take care of their … the parental protection, and Elterngeldgesetz stands for paid parental leave. The policy design and eligibility rules …
… underpaid and undervalued. Both women and men are well paid in ICT but the gender pay gap persists Attracting women to well-paid ICT and STEM jobs is seen as an important policy tool to … (Adams, 2020). The ILO (2018c) study accounts for both the paid and unpaid work that underpins platform work: searching …
… care responsibilities (primarily taken on by women) with paid employment, and because it can encompass those who … favourable working conditions: they are relatively well paid, require less work during atypical working hours, and … of some work and social protections (e.g. parental leave) for gender equality. The rest of this section briefly …