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3 gender statistics indicators found

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Gender Statistics Database
  • Grave risk of poverty is the harsh reality for older women and every second lone mother

    … decreases with the number of children in the family. Care responsibilities keep 7.7 million women out of the … than men (29 % and 6 %, respectively) work part-time to care for children and other dependent family members. Lower … jobs (e.g. in the informal sector) and career breaks to care for dependants all result in women facing higher risks …

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    Toolkit page
  • Increases in women’s employment have not challenged gender segregation

    … increased risk of losing jobs because of additional unpaid care responsibilities resulting from closures of schools and … 85 of nursing and midwifery professionals and personal care workers in health services. Another example of a …

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    Toolkit page
  • References

    … (2020). Mortality associated with COVID-19 outbreaks in care homes: early international evidence. International Long … EIGE. (2020c). Eligibility for parental leave in EU Member States . Retrieved from https://eige.europa.eu/publications/eligibility-parental-leave-eu-member-states EIGE. (2020d). Gender-based …

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    Toolkit page
  • 10. Conclusions

    … are often rooted in the unequal distribution of care and other responsibilities within the household. … prevents workers from using maternity, paternity or parental leave; and certain workforce management practices … protections that are crucial for gender equality, such as parental leave and contributory pension schemes; flexible …

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    Toolkit page
  • 5. Domain of time

    … 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 directive …

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    Toolkit page
  • 4. Domain of knowledge

    … facing increased difficulties in combining their work and care responsibilities. With many women and men out of work …

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    Toolkit page
  • Highlights of the Gender Equality Index 2020

    … 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 … be entitled to maternity benefits in the EU, and access to parental leave is also limited for the self-employed in a …

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    Toolkit page
  • Migration

    … work in the informal economy, such as domestic work and care work, where human rights abuses are commonplace . … Work-Life Balance Directive the contribution of domestic care work to the achievement of gender equality targets … full time is particularly difficult for women with child- care responsibilities and no access to subsidised childcare. …

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    Policy area
  • Security

    … and 2017 include additional data on issues like access to parental leave, prevention of sexual harassment, and gender … and female genital mutilation; recognise and value unpaid care and do­mestic work through the provision of public …

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    Policy area
  • Step 1. Alignment with Partnership Agreements’ and Operational Programmes’ gender objectives and indicators

    … and timings? Are more women than men providing care for children and other family members? Which age groups among women and men provide more unpaid care? For example, do younger women provide more childcare than men? Do older men provide care for their spouses? What services might support different …

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    Toolkit page
    Topics
    • Economic and financial affairs
  • Checklist for project selection criteria

    … 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, … social inclusion Increase the accessibility and quality of care facilities for other dependants Fight the exclusion of, …

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    Toolkit page
    Topics
    • Economic and financial affairs
  • ERDF and Cohesion Fund (same common indicators)

    … women are often caring for others and also need to take care of their dependents during a disaster, ...) Examples of … with services iv. Ensuring equal access to health care through developing infrastructure, including primary care Outputs CCO 20 - New or upgraded capacity for health …

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    Toolkit page
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    • Economic and financial affairs
  • Fictional case study 2: reconciling shift work and childcare

    … complex, everyday pressures on time, childcare and other care needs as key priorities. Step 2: Identify gender-aware … action Infrastructure for early childhood education and care Infrastructure for vocational education, training and … in the construction of childcare and social care facilities, as well as the expansion of the care …

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    Toolkit page
    Topics
    • Economic and financial affairs
  • Step 4. Following up through the use of indicators within M&E systems

    … better work- life balance for parents and people with care responsibilities Please note that these indicators [2] … provision of flexible, affordable and high-quality care for older people, including digital technologies, shared … male employees, including counselling for men who are on parental leave. Footnotes [1] Adapted from Fitzgerald, R., & …

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    Toolkit page
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    • Economic and financial affairs
  • Étape 4 — Suivi à l’aide d’indicateurs au sein des systèmes de suivi et d’évaluation

    … en leur offrant des services de conseils pendant le congé parental. Footnotes [1] Adapté de Fitzgerald, R., et Michie, …

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    Toolkit page
    Topics
    • Economic and financial affairs
  • Step 1. Alignment with the strategic goals for gender equality

    … better work-life balance for parents and people with care responsibilities; ensure a broad policy framework to … consider a more comprehensive approach, e.g. covering the care of other dependants, accessibility and quality efforts …

    Type
    Toolkit page
    Topics
    • Economic and financial affairs
  • Step 1. Collect information and disaggregated data on the target group

    … work-life balance help to better understand how work and care responsibilities are divided between women and men. Data …

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    Toolkit page
    Topics
    • Economic and financial affairs
  • Legislative and regulatory basis for EU policies on gender equality

    … measure: strengthening the existing right to 4 months of parental leave by making 2 of these months non-transferable … making better use of EU Funds to improve long-term care and childcare services. Policy measure: removing … leave, flexible working arrangements and access to care services. Women and men shall have equal access to …

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    Toolkit page
    Topics
    • Economic and financial affairs
  • Tool 4: Coordination and complementarities between the EU Funds to advance work-life balance

    … the labour market and their over-representation in unpaid care work. To this end, the Commission will 'Ensure, together …

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    Toolkit page
    Topics
    • Economic and financial affairs
  • What does gender budgeting have to do with women’s and men’s lived realities?

    … than women? In EU Member States, both paid work and unpaid care work exists. These different kinds of work are performed … on care work    Public financial allowances, such as paid parental leave, child benefit, carers’ allowances, … finance management policy that includes 'publicly financed parental leave schemes' can help parents reconcile work and …

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    Toolkit page
    Topics
    • Economic and financial affairs

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