… in platform work, with the imbalanced division of care between women and men restricting women’s choices more … structural bias in the gender division of unpaid work and care responsibilities, restricting women’s choices in the … those who are working fewer hours, particularly women with care responsibilities, and those with poor health. A study of …
… the only option for people to combine substantial unpaid care responsibilities (primarily taken on by women) with paid … work–life balance and opportunities to combine care and work responsibilities, while men are more likely to … of some work and social protections (e.g. parental leave) for gender equality. The rest of this section briefly …
… dominated by women, such as schoolteacher or personal care worker in a residential service, are considered … difficult to automate. In fact, the number of personal care workers has risen substantially in recent years …
… (2020). Mortality associated with COVID-19 outbreaks in care homes: early international evidence. International Long Term Care Policy Network . Retrieved from … EIGE. (2020c). Eligibility for parental leave in EU Member States . Retrieved from …
… strong political will to facilitate better distribution of care and household work between women and men. Among the … right to flexible working arrangements for workers with care responsibilities, carer’s leave, parental leave and increased job protection. The …
… recession. In addition, the closure of schools and other care services has greatly increased childcare needs, with a … gender inequalities not only in relation to informal care for family members but also in terms of access to … to maternity benefits in the EU, and access to parental leave is also limited for the self-employed in a number of …
… go unnoticed – from the shortage of men working in the care sector to the reality of violence facing women in … the past to ensure that recovery measures post COVID-19 leave no one behind. The EU’s progress on gender equality is …
… indicators include: increased proportion of men’s time in care-related activity increased employment for women and men, including migrant women, in the formal care economy increase in women’s access to, and hours in, … Support flexible working arrangements and family-related leave Increase women’s entrepreneurship Increase the …
… better work-life balance for parents and people with care responsibilities; ensure a broad policy framework to … in the labour market, as well as the more equal use of leave and flexible work arrangements, including considering … consider a more comprehensive approach, e.g. covering the care of other dependants, accessibility and quality efforts …
… working around the clock and putting themselves at risk to care for patients. Most of the nurses and healthcare workers … and will probably not be paid nor entitled to paid sick leave. These people are likely to have difficulty paying for … and one in four men (24 %) work in precarious jobs. Unpaid care work will increase Even without a crisis, caring …
… 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 23 % of men aged 20-49, are ineligible for parental leave, with four Member States providing universal access to …
… a better work—life balance so that they are more able to care for children or dependent relatives (Akgunduz & … public sector. Given that women shoulder a higher level of care duties, any flexibility difference between genders, … the design of national public policies, such as parental leave, which provide highly varied employee entitlements …