… 10 years of commitment and advocacy for domestic and home care in the EU, EIGE’s Director, Carlien Scheele gave an address at the Domestic and Home Care EU Congress on 14 November 2023 hosted by the European … Sweden and Belgium more men than women perceive facing work-life tensions nearly every day. If we look at cooking …
… for Equality”, held in Brussels on 24 June 2022. If we work together, we can overcome inequality. I start my … in the workplace. These ideas lead me to my second topic. Care. Care responsibilities should never cause anyone to leave …
… structural barriers, and societal ideas about what women’s work should look like contributed to pushing 7.7 million … the private space – they completed domestic tasks provided care for children and elderly, and were generally excluded … for me to continuing working? I realise that the growing care burdens and inflexibility of my employers leave me no …
… put in place pandemic recovery budgets and policies that work for both women and men. As our economies start to … as well as challenges. For instance, in childcare. Unpaid carework in the home really exploded for women during the …
… mental load, gender equality in teleworking and unpaid carework after the pandemic". Good morning all, Early last year, … talking about the work of raising children, of taking care of ageing parents, and of cooking three meals a day. …
… in the European Union and shows trends in the domains of work, money, knowledge, time, power, health and violence. … still faced the most challenges when trying to juggle work and family life. This brings me to the focus of this … solution to solve the shortage of adequate and affordable care services. Before the crisis hit, 7.7 million women were …
… who live with a violent partner. The important matter of care and who takes on this essential work, whether it’s paid or unpaid has also received a lot … clock, putting themselves and their families at risk to care for patients. Women are potentially more at risk of …
… as the population ages. Most professionals in the formal care sector are women and their working conditions are often … workloads, night shifts and low pay characterise their work. These factors will not attract more people to a sector … EIGE’s new report on gender equality and long-term care highlights why Europe needs to care more about care. …