… to gender equality through enabling a better work-life balance. For example, allowing people with childcare … workers were drawn to this style of work because of family commitments, compared to 28% of men. Yet their …
… Improvements in work-life balance for all can be achieved in a variety of ways. … the needs of their employees in a number of ways: online surveys (anonymous or otherwise) focus groups strategic … to all employees, even if they have a similar profile. Family circumstances, available resources, personal …
… HR departments may begin evaluation and certification for ‘family-friendly employer’ awards. In some cases, the decision to improve work-life balance and initiate gender mainstreaming came from the … should ascertain the needs of employees with different family situations, for example, working parents of either …
… women remain the default carers in Irish society: family care work is unequally shared between women (70%) and men (30%). Of 27 countries in a global study on unpaid family and household work, Irish households spent the most … more of the challenges of reconciling work and familylife. This is apparently incompatible with the tech …
… economic status and persisting stereotypes within the family — indicating that girls from disadvantaged families … women cannot devote as much time to paid work outside the family as men (6%). Interestingly, only 5% reported believing … a lack of supportive measures in the field of work–life balance as obstacles to women’s employment — especially …