… that have traditionally been occupied by women like unpaid care or professional care jobs. Today, the labour market is as gender-segregated … see more men in care-related roles, supported by parental leave, giving both parents the same opportunities to engage …
… in the labour market. But are there robust enough care services in place as a means for freedom of choice for … of parliament are explicitly entitled to take maternity leave. And when it comes to paternity leave, only nine Member States have provisions. Women in …
… prevention and treatment, obstetric and gynecological care, psychological counselling, and safe abortion and post-abortion care. These services are considered a bare medical minimum … health providers or delays in receiving necessary care. In the most extreme cases, women and girls fleeing the …
… expertise to worry that the environmental revolution will leave them behind. Here one leading expert explains why we … EIGE’s Gender Equality Index also explores how jobs in care, health and education should also be the focus of a just … be achieved without ‘greening’ health, education and care sectors. Esther launched the Circular Jobs Initiative …
… than men dominate in the fields of childcare and elderly care services. The findings suggest that motivations to join … on platform work, and promote an equal sharing of care responsibilities between women and men. Member States … ‘Women platform workers face challenges balancing unpaid care with work, despite so-called flexibility’ . …
… of dramatic inflation where sky rocketing energy prices leave many questioning, can I afford to eat and heat at the … evidence proves that women take on the brunt of unpaid care compared to men – from childcare through to domestic care, meaning they spend more time at home – based on the …
… and also for many, homes became improvised schools and day-care centres. The situation was surreal. And I am sure it is … survey focused on critical aspects on time spent on unpaid care during the pandemic – and this includes childcare, … to enhance the committee’s work. In closing, I will leave you with my personal #3StepsForward for gender …
… in the workplace. These ideas lead me to my second topic. Care. Care responsibilities should never cause anyone to leave their jobs against their will. But they do. Let me give …
… gender pay gap. During the pandemic, an increased unpaid care burden combined with women’s greater tendency towards … situations where women take the lion’s share of parental leave. Not sharing the parental leave leads to increase of pay and pension gaps and limits …
… do they make? How do current laws enable them to take care of children raised in a family while leading fulfilling … in the European Union. First, let me start with parental leave. This is a right that is still much more likely to be … the birth of each child, shows the impact of this unpaid care work on women’s lives. The best way to neutralise these …