… 10 years of commitment and advocacy for domestic and home care in the EU, EIGE’s Director, Carlien Scheele gave an address at the Domestic and Home Care EU Congress on 14 November 2023 hosted by the European Federation for Family Employment and Home Care at the EGG Center in Brussels Good morning to the …
… shown how the pandemic has led to more intense informal care demands . In terms of childcare, long-term care and housework, especially for women. The impact was …
… which this year focuses on the COVID-19 pandemic and care – published this October 2022. “This is the kind of … when it is not fairly shared or when good and affordable care systems do not exist”, says EIGE’S Director, Carlien … Scheele. The report takes a deep dive into three types of care – childcare, long-term care and housework – and assesses …
… in the workplace. These ideas lead me to my second topic. Care. Care responsibilities should never cause anyone to leave … And during the pandemic home and work merged into one. Care responsibilities exploded. Covid recovery plans must …
… the private space – they completed domestic tasks provided care for children and elderly, and were generally excluded … for me to continuing working? I realise that the growing care burdens and inflexibility of my employers leave me no … the spaces collapsed – home and work merged into one. Care responsibilities exploded. And even though men doubled …
… across the EU have been doing some 36 hours of unpaid care work each week during the pandemic, which is almost … allow telework to become dominated by mothers trying to care for children at the same time as doing their job, while … we need is in the home. To give men the opportunity to care for their children right from day 1, governments should …
… mental load, gender equality in teleworking and unpaid care work after the pandemic". Good morning all, Early last … talking about the work of raising children, of taking care of ageing parents, and of cooking three meals a day. … across the EU have been doing some 36 hours of unpaid care work each week during the pandemic, which is almost …
… who live with a violent partner. The important matter of care and who takes on this essential work, whether it’s paid … clock, putting themselves and their families at risk to care for patients. Women are potentially more at risk of … (76 %) of healthcare workers in the EU. The formal care sector comes with its challenges in working conditions. …
… I believe we should be taking away from the data. That is: care is critical to our economies and to our lives. It seems obvious: we need carers to raise children, to take care of older people and those with disabilities, and those … the way we treat carers does not reflect the importance of care, the fact that each and every one of us will need to be …