… signs of a worsening situation for women in many areas of work and home life. The Index paints a picture of rising … is a big concern. We have to value caring and cleaning work done by women. We need to challenge the assumption that … more likely than men to face increased time demands at work and from childcare. EIGE will continue to provide …
… for Equality”, held in Brussels on 24 June 2022. If we work together, we can overcome inequality. I start my … gaps shows that society continues to undervalue women’s work throughout all areas of the economy. To give you a … by men, women are paid 30 % less than men for the same work. The continued existence of this gender pay gaps means …
… put in place pandemic recovery budgets and policies that work for both women and men. As our economies start to … as challenges. For instance, in childcare. Unpaid care work in the home really exploded for women during the … can protect gender equality by building “economies that work for people”, which is also the key topic of a campaign …
… women have been doing about 36 hours of unpaid care work a week. That’s almost 2,000 hours a year, which, to put … full-time job over the course of a year. This unpaid care work that is essential to our economies. The children being … pensions. No wonder then, that the value of unpaid care work has been estimated to be around 9 trillion euros each …
… persist in the EU. Women are less likely to be in paid work than men, with 67 % of working age women in employment, … number of women may find themselves unable to take up paid work. Currently, this employment loss costs the EU economy … extremely low as caring is still considered women’s work. Before the crisis, flexible working arrangements such …
… challenges to the spotlight. The importance of care work, whether paid or unpaid, and its unequal distribution … Gender Equality Index is on digitalisation, the future of work and most importantly, the consequences for gender …