… 2017, p. 7). This does not, however, mean that women are paid equally to men in these jobs. The fact that women have, … patterns of automation (Rubery, 2018). Firstly, the low-paid nature of certain female-dominated occupations (e.g. … sector, for example, programming tasks that were well-paid and highly skilled in the recent past may become …
… flexible or informal forms of employment are better paid, formalised and covered by social protection. It will … Directive has bolstered entitlements to family-related leave and flexible working arrangements; for example, it … pay), and to contribute to a more balanced distribution of paid and unpaid work among women and men. For such benefits …
… The unequal distribution of paid and unpaid work along gender lines is considered one of … for workers with care responsibilities, carer’s leave, parental leave and increased job protection. The … work caring for children and older family members with paid work (Fodor et al., 2020). Eurostat data show that, in …
… including migrant women’s, access to, and hours in paid work Increased use of alternative working arrangements … have greater demands on their time in terms of reconciling paid work and care responsibilities, than men; there is a … and for new or existing preschool entrepreneurs. Paternity leave has been introduced as a legislative measure to enable …
… and 23 % of men aged 20-49, are ineligible for parental leave, with four Member States providing universal access to … one in two women (48 %) involved in informal LTC is in paid work. The EU has reached the first Barcelona target … 7 years of age, women spend on average 32 hours a week on paid work and 39 hours on unpaid work compared to 41 hours …
… FWAs (Eurobarometer, 2018), greater attention must be paid to general availability as well as to barriers to … the design of national public policies, such as parental leave, which provide highly varied employee entitlements … FWAs on how women and men allocate their time for home and paid work activities, as well as for their education and …
… performed for free within the family to the formal and paid childcare sector (Esping-Andersen, 1990; Orloff, 1996). … distinct gender roles, with men associated with full-time paid work outside the home. Women are assigned to … a variety of family-friendly measures (including parental leave, flexible working arrangements, childcare provision, …
… Union, 2014). LTC can be performed either formally by paid professionals or informally by family members, … just 5 % of inactive men in the same age group, is not in paid work due to family and/or care responsibilities [3] . … to take at least 5 working days per year of carers’ leave where a relative has a serious illness or dependency. …
… Parental-leave conditions may help or hinder gender equality The … available maternity, paternity and parental leaves, both paid and/or unpaid, the parents may have job-protected … Member States over 9 months of childcare leave are well paid, i.e. at least 66 % of previous monthly pay (e.g. BG, …
… scoreboard (Table 1) is based on three broad areas: paid work, unpaid work (care), and education and training. It … 15 indicators in six specific areas of concern: parental-leave policies; informal care for older people, people with …
… of work—life balance cuts across three broad areas: paid work, unpaid work (care), and education and training. It presents indicators in six specific areas: parental-leave policies; informal care for older adults or people with …
… conditions to, better support women’s access to paid work, more needs to be done. For example, boosting equal … employment. A better gender balance as regards access to paid work and working intensity could be achieved via a … and services to families, job protection provided by leave policies, public infrastructure and the overall …
… others, it implies the negotiation of boundaries between paid and unpaid work (Hochschild, 1997), as well as the … care work (mostly unpaid) is associated with women, and paid work with men. As a result, the unequal distribution of … requirements related to paternity, parental and carers’ leave and to flexible working arrangements for parents and …