… that have traditionally been occupied by women like unpaid care or professional care jobs. Today, the labour market is … Let me give you an example. Think of when your child is sick. What typically happens? Mothers step in. Who … With the promise of structural reform from the EU’s Work-Life Balance Directive and the European Care Strategy, …
… evidence from a 2022 survey on gender gaps in unpaid care, individual and social activities shows that 91% of … are equal in nature. The reality is, tending to a sick child is a very different task to picking up a child from … which can have negative spillover effects both in terms of work-life balance and in the labour market. EIGE had …
… Gender Equality (EIGE) is proud to help EU Member States work towards. For the last two years, International Women’s … and at a ministerial conference looking at the European child guarantee, hosted by the French presidency of the EU. And we have pointed out the implications of care and unpaid work on women’s and men’s lives at …
… this speech at a ministerial conference on the European Child Guarantee, organised by the French presidency of the EU … do they make? How do current laws enable them to take care of children raised in a family while leading fulfilling … with women being less likely to have a job, more likely to work part-time and in less senior position. The fact that …
… 1957, we’ve been signed up to the principle that equal work of equal value should be paid the same, regardless of … Europe is an ageing continent and women are often taking care of their parents, as well as children. Our data shows … pay gap actually widens the older women get, with having a child and getting married both having a negative impact on …
… gap is that, on average, women spend fewer hours in paid work than men. This is the situation in all Member States, … employment rate for mothers aged 20-49 with a young child (younger than 6 years old) is 65.4 % in comparison to … % of 15-to-64 year old inactive women are inactive for care reasons, i.e. looking after dependents (children or …
… children have a job. With the arrival of each additional child, the economic independence of women shrinks. The need to care for children, parents or sick and disabled relatives keeps many women out of paid work and this has life-long consequences for their career, …
… The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) will hold an information meeting with … the EU institutions and the Member States in promoting equality between women and men, combating sex discrimination, … the public sector and benefit from social services such as child and elderly care". …
… on FGM; national action plans covering FGM; FGM-related child protection interventions and hospital/medical records … cent of actors are FGM-specific, with the main focus on work towards complete abandonment of FGM practices or the provision of specific health care for FGM victims. EU’s Daphne II programme played an …