… labour market, reflecting the disproportionate weight of care duties on mothers. This leads to women’s predominant … 2012. Women are engaged disproportionally more in unpaid care work: almost 38 % take care of children, grandchildren, … and economic dependency. In households where the youngest child is under 7 years of age, women spend on average …
… employment rate for mothers aged 20-49 with a young child (younger than 6 years old) is 65.4 % in comparison to … % of 15-to-64 year old inactive women are inactive for care reasons, i.e. looking after dependents (children or …
… into the labour market following a career break due to care responsibilities. It can be a catalyst for greater … of time suggests a link between the better sharing of care responsibilities within a family and a higher engagement … Member States are sorted in descending order. Once a child enters the family, traditional gender roles tend to …
… living in couples, they also show that the arrival of a child has the greatest negative impact on the mothers living in couples. The disproportionate weight of care duties on mothers limits their participation in or … with the peak times for family formation and increasing care duties — be it for children, grandchildren or those who …
… but are under-represented in others, such as teaching and care work. Women’s disproportionate responsibility for care … by leave policies, public infrastructure and the overall child-friendliness of the society create or limit … major fields of life. For instance, a full-time carer of a child or adult with significant disabilities is unlikely to …
… after parental leave (after the first, second and third child) Average duration of leave, disaggregated by sex Rate … disaggregated by sex Sick leave (also caring for a sick child), disaggregated by sex Staff turnover, disaggregated by … a childcare emergency, they can book an on-site “parent-child office”, where everything is provided for the child to …
… costs resulting from an inability to combine work and care responsibilities, for example high staff turnover and … with childcare, part-time work, flexible working time, and child-friendly offices in order to ensure staff retention. … also throw holiday parties for families, hold ‘bring your child to work’ days, and join public–private partnerships for …
… market. Women and men share equitably in family- and care-related work involving household chores, child rearing, and looking after other family members, while … learn and teach in a gender-equitable way in schools, day care centers, and all other educational facilities. Women and …
… school calendars. A measure that supports family-related care leave is the possibility for proxy voting, i.e. allowing MPs who are absent due to their care responsibilities to delegate their voting power to a …