… 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 …
… the coronavirus will reveal the different realities of women and men. At the frontline of this coronavirus pandemic … their unpaid workload is likely to further increase. If older relatives get sick, they will also need looking after. … carers working with people with disabilities or older people are women (83 %). Domestic abuse increases in …
… better work-life balance, combating violence against women, and making sure that important issues, such as climate … Platform for Action, published ahead of International Women’s Day, reinforces the Commission’s message. Europe has … life very difficult for people on low incomes, such as olderwomen or single mothers. High energy bills can …
… average of 51.9. This reflects the high representation of women in political and economic bodies. However there is … a long way to go in the domain of time, with 51.1 % of women caring for children or grandchildren, older people or people with disabilities every day, in …
… no EU country has yet fully implemented this blueprint for women's empowerment, with issues such as ageing societies, … More women (19.7 %) than men (14.9 %) provide care for older persons and persons with disabilities, particularly among the older population aged 50-64. Long-term care services remain …
… progress. This has been mainly driven by the rise of women on company boards, although in just a few Member … EU, which pushes up demand for long-term care services for older people and people with disabilities. Women of … 50-64 age group: 21 % of women and 11 % of men care for older people and/or people with disabilities at least several …
… work-life balance. The Index will explore the diverse ways women and men juggle work and personal commitments, … especially when they have to care for young children, older relatives or family members with a disability. We will … as a dimension of work-life balance. We will see if women and men have the same opportunities to continuously …
… Women with disabilities face a double disadvantage because of … disability. They are confronted with more obstacles than women without disabilities and face more challenges than … (20 %) care daily for someone, whether it be children, older people or adults with disabilities. This is despite the …
… 8 March 2011 marks the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day.EIGE’s list of 100 Inequalitiesillustrate that we … mutilation or threatened by this practice [33]. 67. Many olderwomen face neglect or abuse by carers; they are more likely to be mistreated than older men) [34]. 68. The total annual cost of domestic …
… International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25 November) and the 16 Days of Activism Against … facing multiple discrimination (including migrant, young, older, ethnic, LBT women and also women with disabilities). … facing multiple discrimination, including migrant, young, older, ethnic, LBT women and also women with disabilities. …