… with you today, and many thanks to the Belgian Presidency for including in today’s discussions a focus on gender-equal … that have traditionally been occupied by women like unpaid care or professional care jobs. Today, the labour market is … children under 12 years old spend at least 5 hours per day on childcare, compared to 26 % of men. This is a deep …
… equality through enabling a better work-life balance. For example, allowing people with childcare responsibilities, … because it is often performed outside the regular working day , though more often by men than by women. As many as 36 % … who perform high levels of household work, childcare or carefor disabled, elderly or infirm persons. Just over half …
… interconnections between changes in unpaid and paid work for women and men during the pandemic, the role of government … of a questionnaire which explores the share of informal care in the household for two time periods, before the … caring for their children/grandchildren (aged 0-11) every dayfor 4 hours or more during the pandemic (%, 20–64, EU, …
… In March 2002, the European Council decided to set targets for the availability of childcare facilities: “Member States … to 44 spend three times longer than men in childcare per day. Likewise, care responsibilities account for the main reason women work …