… independent throughout the course of one’s adult life? We needed a richer definition and that’s what we … (incl. employment-related benefits State benefits Inter-household benefits Pension payments Living standards Taxes … (e.g. sex, ethnicity, age, education, health, risk taking) Household structure and characteristics (e.g. number of …
… paid employment declined, while the amount of unpaid household work and childcare increased significantly. Even though men doubled their share of household work, women still shouldered the bulk of the load. … of a digital workforce, but it also increased work-life balance tensions, especially for women. When the economy …
… risk of poverty and insecurity. Especially when unexpected life events occur, such as job loss, family break-up, serious … relatives keeps many women out of paid work and this has life-long consequences for their career, financial situation … age, ethnicity, migrant background, disability or type of household can affect a person’s vulnerability to poverty and …
… a strong traditional gender division of labour in private life which leaves women to bear most family responsibilities. … found it useful in job searching and in everyday life. Beneficiaries stressed that the project helped them to …
… a higher prevalence of part-time work, unequal division of household work, gender employment segregation, bias and pay … increased risk of poverty are accumulated over a woman’s life – from the start of professional activity to retirement … encourages more women to perform unpaid work within the household, resulting in greater absence from the labour …