… of our societies and economies in what could be a changing EU landscape, we have been improving our preparedness and … inception of the Index with 70.2 points out of 100 for the EU, it is, of course, never as clear cut as it seems. The … face. Suddenly a person who was from one of the developing countries in the room spoke about how in their country, due …
… 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 … more to care and housework is building up. In some countries, for instance Finland, Sweden and Belgium more men …
… like to see in Spain and other Member States across the EU. Introduce a more comprehensive State care system. … She suggests #3StepsForward that every person in the EU can take to improve the cause of gender equality. “First, …
… Child Guarantee, organised by the French presidency of the EU 2022 on 4 March 2022. When we speak about early … Commission estimate, only about 10 % of fathers in the EU use their right for parental leave. Take up varies greatly … and universal childcare and educational services. Countries in which more children are being taken care of by …
… day. It is no secret that in every singly country in the EU, and I would venture to say in the world, women do the … women still did the most. On average, women across the EU have been doing some 36 hours of unpaid care work each … include it in its law on work-life balance, which all EUcountries must now implement. Let’s not forget that parental …
… a day. This work is not paid and you won’t find it in countries’ balance sheets, but it has economic value. Those … of the economy that’s mainly powered by women. across the EU, a spectacular 79 % of women do housework every day, … and men should share care tasks equally. To achieve this, countries should roll out awareness raising campaigns to end …