… Marking 10 years of commitment and advocacy for domestic and home care in the EU, EIGE’s Director, … Sweden and Belgium more men than women perceive facing work-life tensions nearly every day. If we look at cooking … Moving over to long-term care, we see that female carers pay much higher economic price than male carers. Women are …
… event was organised in cooperation with the Directorate for Relations with National Parliaments. The speech opened up … be cared for at some point in our lives. Professional care work is one of the lowest paid occupations in the EU, often … work, and is therefore either done for free or on low pay. While we want to get more women doing men’s work, it …
… Women’s Day on 8 March, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has released new findings on the … in retail, accommodation, residential care, domestic work and clothing manufacturing suffered heavy job losses. … productivity and could reduce their career progression and pay. Inadequate support measures for domestic violence …
… very demanding. Heavy workloads, night shifts and low pay characterise their work. These factors will not attract more people to a sector … During the pandemic, people showed their appreciation for care workers by clapping nightly across the EU. But we …