… Gender Equality Index shows that women are interested in working in the green sector. Where women account for 22 % of … is accompanied by rising interest in new ways of working, such as the circular economy: a model of production … of women with children under 12 years old spend at least 5 hours per day on childcare, compared to 26 % of men, EIGE’s …
… carers. Women are twice as likely to spend at least 5 hours a day on childcare and/or Long term care per day than … in hand with lower employment opportunities, reduced work hours and lower income. And this cost is much higher for … trend. Mothers are under heavier pressure to adjust their working lives for care demands to the detriment of job …
… who are predominantly women, to fit work in around school hours, potentially increasing their participation in the … work because it is often performed outside the regular working day , though more often by men than by women. As many … often or always work nights and/or weekends. Flexible working can be particularly important for women and men who …
… with childcare responsibilities when compared to the adult working population (in EU countries 47% of working women and 53% of men have caring responsibilities). … 24% and 22% respectively mentioned unpredictable workinghours as a disadvantage. This was mentioned by both women and …
… 40 % of women compared to 21% of men spend at least 4 hours on a typical weekday caring for young children. The … compared to 12 % of men doing housework for at least 4 hours daily. Country scores present a mixed picture Country …
… own hands. Let me put this into context. Let us say I am working at a company. I live with my husband and two small … leave, and my company did not offer me flexibility in my working schedule. Due to these circumstances, I take two long … that on average, women across the EU have carried out 36 hours of unpaid work a week. This is 2,000 hours a year. …
… organisational mobility and full temporal availability (working at weekends, a culture of working long hours). What is perceived as excellence in science is more …