… recession. In addition, the closure of schools and other care services has greatly increased childcare needs, with a … gender inequalities not only in relation to informal care for family members but also in terms of access to … to maternity benefits in the EU, and access to parental leave is also limited for the self-employed in a number of …
… go unnoticed – from the shortage of men working in the care sector to the reality of violence facing women in … the past to ensure that recovery measures post COVID-19 leave no one behind. The EU’s progress on gender equality is …
… indicators include: increased proportion of men’s time in care-related activity increased employment for women and men, including migrant women, in the formal care economy increase in women’s access to, and hours in, … Support flexible working arrangements and family-related leave Increase women’s entrepreneurship Increase the …
… better work- life balance for parents and people with care responsibilities Please note that these indicators [2] … provision of flexible, affordable and high-quality care for older people, including digital technologies, shared … and for new or existing preschool entrepreneurs. Paternity leave has been introduced as a legislative measure to enable …
… better work-life balance for parents and people with care responsibilities; ensure a broad policy framework to … in the labour market, as well as the more equal use of leave and flexible work arrangements, including considering … consider a more comprehensive approach, e.g. covering the care of other dependants, accessibility and quality efforts …
… measures. Legal measure: the introduction of paternity leave. Fathers/equivalent second parents will be able to take … making better use of EU Funds to improve long-term care and childcare services. Policy measure: removing … leave, flexible working arrangements and access to care services. Women and men shall have equal access to …
… than women? In EU Member States, both paid work and unpaid care work exists. These different kinds of work are performed … both women and men. Consider: How are paid work and unpaid care work divided and distributed between women and men in … work Public financial allowances, such as paid parental leave, child benefit, carers’ allowances, agricultural …
… labour market, reflecting the disproportionate weight of care duties on mothers. This leads to women’s predominant … 2012. Women are engaged disproportionally more in unpaid care work: almost 38 % take care of children, grandchildren, … and 23 % of men aged 20-49, are ineligible for parental leave, with four Member States providing universal access to …
… a better work—life balance so that they are more able to care for children or dependent relatives (Akgunduz & … public sector. Given that women shoulder a higher level of care duties, any flexibility difference between genders, … the design of national public policies, such as parental leave, which provide highly varied employee entitlements …
… affect gender roles, particularly in the division of care work at home, is key to progress on gender equality. … to be active outside the home by transferring traditional care work performed for free within the family to the formal … a variety of family-friendly measures (including parental leave, flexible working arrangements, childcare provision, …
… Rising long-term care needs keenly felt by women The EU is currently … to an ever-growing need for long-term formal and informal care. In 2017, one in four people in the EU had a long-term … to take at least 5 working days per year of carers’ leave where a relative has a serious illness or dependency. …
… is based on three broad areas: paid work, unpaid work (care), and education and training. It presents 15 indicators in six specific areas of concern: parental-leave policies; informal care for older people, people with disabilities and LTC …
… cuts across three broad areas: paid work, unpaid work (care), and education and training. It presents indicators in six specific areas: parental-leave policies; informal care for older adults or people with disabilities, as well as …
… but are under-represented in others, such as teaching and care work. Women’s disproportionate responsibility for care of dependent family members and household tasks is … and services to families, job protection provided by leave policies, public infrastructure and the overall …
… debated issue in the EU. Besides the need for self-care and care for others, it implies the negotiation of boundaries … requirements related to paternity, parental and carers’ leave and to flexible working arrangements for parents and …
… for both women and men? Encouraging men’s participation in care responsibilities requires conscious effort and the … over time. A programme to support employees on parental leave may not immediately appeal to some younger employees, …
… engagement in the company. The uptake of parental leave by fathers is not primarily the result of availability … culture. Steps to encourage fathers to take paternity leave can initiate change in a company’s culture and increase the number of fathers who are able to take leave without suffering negative reactions from colleagues …