… Data collected from all EU Member States found that 42% of women and 38% of men are involved in unpaid caregiving activities, such as caring for children, older family members, or people with disabilities. Between … are providing care for (e.g., people with disabilities, older people, children), regardless of their age, please tell …
… work which ultimately leaves people feeling insecure – women especially? EIGE’s latest evidence in its ‘Gender … work allows for multiple and parallel commitments like women balancing childcare with work. At the same time though, … in platform work to gain income while women aged 25 and older are more likely than men to engage in platform work in …
… for parental leave. That’s because there are more men than women in employment, which is often a prerequisite for … to tell you that this pattern continues as children get older, with women being less likely to have a job, more likely to work …
… topic of the meeting was "An ambitious future for Europe's women after COVID-19: mental load, gender equality in … in the EU, and I would venture to say in the world, women do the vast majority of this type of work. During the … services. These need to exist for children, as well as for older people, and those with disabilities. Many people in the …
… reminded us just how difficult and dangerous it is for the women who live with a violent partner. The important matter … and their families at risk to care for patients. Women are potentially more at risk of infection because they … such as informal caring for people with a disability or older people. As we have seen during this pandemic, our …
… Scheele delivered this at an event of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) titled We are strong: Women leading the fight against Covid-19 on 4 March 2021. The … obvious: we need carers to raise children, to take care of older people and those with disabilities, and those who are …
… be paid the same, regardless of who’s doing it. And yet, women are still paid on average 14 % less per hour than men. … Our data shows that the gender pay gap actually widens the olderwomen get, with having a child and getting married both … Last, affordable care services, for children and for older people, would help both women and men in the workplace. …
… of the 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women on 17 March 2021. The event was organised by … European Union, the European Commission and the European Women’s Lobby. I want to start with a mental exercise. Let’s … value to the economy. Children are future taxpayers and older people would be looked after by the state if not by …
… In the EU, 95 % of domestic cleaners and helpers are women. When it comes to those who provide professional care at home, 83 % are women. And that’s just the figures that are declared. I am … no longer be able to provide free-of charge care for their older relatives in the home. Instead, the state would have to …
… ages. Most professionals in the formal care sector are women and their working conditions are often very demanding. … shortage of home-based long-term care services mean that women often pick up the burden of unpaid care at home. This … activities due to health problems, especially as they get older. This is why they need long-term care more than men. 52 …
… at different aspects of long-term care that determine women’s and men’s opportunities to access long-term care … Children with disabilities, adults with disabilities and older people are the three groups of (potential) care …
… washing, etc.), care work (taking care of children, older people, people who are ill, persons living with … activities. The promotion of better work–life balance for women and men is at the heart of EU policies, including the …
… gender neutral, but in practice has a different impact on women and men, for example due to differences in the lifestyles of women and men. Regarding further guidance on gender impact … the gender dimensions across groups (young people, older people, migrants, etc.), since women and men have …
… roles prevail in the general and political discourse, and women’s status in the labour market remains far behind that … system are also obstacles to stronger participation of women. Policy instruments, such as child-care services and … gap is particularly large for women of maternal age and older. According to Juhasz (2014), policy instruments …
… programmes. It aims to invest in STEM education for young women and generate a crop of future employees who are ready … in Croatia’s ICT sector, 12,803 of whom (37.2%) were women. The proportion of women has actually fallen compared … employment — especially the lack of childcare and care for older family members — and raised the issue of the …