Unpaid economic activities performed for the direct benefit of the household or for the households of relatives or friends on a reciprocal basis, including everyday domestic work and a great variety of self-provisioning activities and/or professional activity, whether as a sole or secondary occupation, exercised gainfully and not occasionally, on the limits of, or outside, statutory, regulatory or contractual obligations, but excluding informal activities that are also part of the criminal economy.
… 21% of men spend more than 5 hours per day on providing informal childcare to their own children. Beyond the … way that works for them, where they can participate in the economy, they can take part in self-development activities …
… Today, one-in-three people 1 across the EU are unpaid informal carers for family members or friends in need due to … the best care and best life balance. “By building an economy that works for all, we will have a positive legacy … relatively equal share of women and men reported providing informal long-term care in 2021 but great variations exist …
… involved in other forms of essential care work, such as informal caring for people with a disability or older people. … more men to the sector. When it comes to the impact on the economy, our studies show that women are already more likely …