… It looks at gender equality in the EU in six core domains: work, money, knowledge, time, power and health. It finds that … is achieved in both paid and unpaid work. Workers in the care sector, who are mostly women and proved vital for our … working conditions. Improving the conditions and status of carework could also attract more men to these jobs, which …
… a happy holiday season and look forward to continuing our work on gender equality together next year. Our team is … a break between 24 December and 3 January. Keep taking care and staying safe! Click to view the card in full size …
… underpins the unequal way women and men are treated at work. While overt sexism is prohibited under EU law, many … value of gender equality. Further reading Sexism at work: How can we stop it? Handbook for the EU institutions …
… regulatory frameworks. As the Covid-19 crisis has shown, care is a vital part of our economies, yet often missing from … States to make the connection between time use, multiple care roles and EU Funds interventions, allowing a better … which highlights the need for EU Funds to support work-life balance measures. Gender budgeting is a strategy to …
… We are learning what it means to self-quarantine, work from home, home-school children, lose a job or even a … working around the clock and putting themselves at risk to care for patients. Most of the nurses and healthcare workers … and one in four men (24 %) work in precarious jobs. Unpaid carework will increase Even without a crisis, caring …
… include reducing economic inequalities, creating better work-life balance, combating violence against women, and … pay gap. On average, women do an extra 13 hours of unpaid work each week, compared to men. This limits women’s career …
… methods for bringing women into ICT include a mixture of work-life balance measures, awareness campaigns, and … how companies can bring in more women, including a work-life balance checklist; and examples of good practice … Women are also held back by housework and family care duties, which eat into time needed to upgrade technical …
… gap is that, on average, women spend fewer hours in paid work than men. This is the situation in all Member States, … % of 15-to-64 year old inactive women are inactive for care reasons, i.e. looking after dependents (children or … 1.4 % of men. Women are more likely to have non-standard work contracts, which are associated with lower pay. Data …
… our actions need to make a difference on the ground. Our Work-Life Balance Directive adopted this year will be a … are rising in the EU, which pushes up demand for long-term care services for older people and people with disabilities. … in the 50-64 age group: 21 % of women and 11 % of men care for older people and/or people with disabilities at …
… year’s Gender Equality Index will be a special focus on work-life balance. The Index will explore the diverse ways women and men juggle work and personal commitments, especially when they have to care for young children, older relatives or family members …
… for Gender Equality (EIGE). “Women are using flexible work arrangements to juggle work and family life but this is … more likely to choose part-time work to reconcile work and care responsibilities. The price to pay is high: in the EU, … that are less valued and lower paid, such as education or carework. At the same time, women are less likely to be in …
… peers. They are less likely to have a university degree, work outside the home and they experience a higher risk of … EU, women do the bulk of the cooking, household tasks and carework. This situation is mirrored among persons with … (29 %) and a fifth of men with disabilities (20 %) care daily for someone, whether it be children, older people …