… to think about how we can give around 7.7 million European women who are out of employment because of care … for instance Finland, Sweden and Belgium more men than women perceive facing work-life tensions nearly every day. … substantially different role in housework, but rather women’s lower engagement in such activities overall. …
… most improved, mostly led by increased participation of women in employment in the last 10 years. The Domain of … the third in the progress scale, mostly led by increased women’s educational attainment during the last decade. TIME … very similar picture emerges in the share of men among all employees in education and the care sector. It is stubborn. …
… throughout human history. Gender norms, ideas about how women and men should be and act, are internalised early in … As long as a gap exists between the average earnings of women and the average earnings of men, we will never achieve … gender pay gaps shows that society continues to undervalue women’s work throughout all areas of the economy. To give you …
… structural barriers, and societal ideas about what women’s work should look like contributed to pushing 7.7 million women out of the workforce across the EU. And this was even … has impacted the work and family responsibilities of women and men differently at the High-level Conference on …
… 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 … really exploded. Everyone was doing more: men as well as women. However, our research shows that women still did 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 … (76 %) of healthcare workers in the EU. Although both women and men working in this sector are exposed to the …
… Even though men doubled their share of household work, women still shouldered the bulk of the load. The rise in … also increased work-life balance tensions, especially for women. When the economy reopened during the summer of 2020, women did not return to paid employment to the same extent …
… 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 … incomes, low qualifications, migrants and ethnic minority women have more difficulties accessing long-term care …
… disadvantaged situation in society. Refugees and migrants Women and men living in refugee camps are especially … and permanent hand washing are simply impossible. Migrant women and men not living in camps are also vulnerable. They … face a higher maternal mortality rate than non-migrant women, which may be exacerbated when healthcare services are …
… an economic downturn. This has different consequences for women and men in the labour market. Covid-19 led to the … 2008 financial crisis. The fall in hours was greater for women than for men in almost all European countries. … the first wave of the pandemic. Overall, 2.2 million women lost their jobs, compared to 2.6 million men. As a …