… and are over-represented among people in need of long-term care (EIGE, 2020e) but also because gendered power dynamics … This is especially true for those in need of long-term care and medical assistance (WAVE, 2019). Disability, too, …
… they work as front-line providers of healthcare and social care. A study of eight countries found that women are more … may have been aggravated by the unbalanced division of care responsibilities within the family. Living in lockdown … are at particular risk and who may also be cut off from care by physical distancing. Women, particularly older women, …
… disabilities have experienced an unmet need for medical care (compared with 4 % of women and 3 % of men among the … of men with disabilities reported an unmet need for dental care in the EU on average. While the numbers experiencing … show that access to health services – especially dental care – was connected to employment status, as well as level …
… The availability of high-quality, affordable care services has long been acknowledged as essential to enable people to reconcile paid work and care responsibilities. This is particularly true for women … expected to shoulder a disproportionate amount of unpaid care work, including housework, care for children, and care …
… 2018, reveals higher levels of gender inequality than the care subdomain (70 points). Figure 16. Scores for the domain … measures gender inequality in the allocation of time to care and domestic work and social activities. The first subdomain of care activities measures gender gaps in women’s and men’s …
… decreases with the number of children in the family. Care responsibilities keep 7.7 million women out of the … than men (29 % and 6 %, respectively) work part-time to care for children and other dependent family members. Lower … jobs (e.g. in the informal sector) and career breaks to care for dependants all result in women facing higher risks …
… and income are closely related to (expected and actual) care duties for children, which fall disproportionately on … income replacement. The COVID-19-linked shift of care duties back into private households will have more …
… increased risk of losing jobs because of additional unpaid care responsibilities resulting from closures of schools and … 85 of nursing and midwifery professionals and personal care workers in health services. Another example of a …
… (2020). Mortality associated with COVID-19 outbreaks in care homes: early international evidence. International Long Term Care Policy Network . Retrieved from … /2020/04/12/mortality-associated-with-covid-19-outbreaks-in-care-homes-early-international-evidence/ Cook, C., Diamond, …
… are often rooted in the unequal distribution of care and other responsibilities within the household. … may also be disproportionately affected by the unpaid care responsibilities resulting from childcare and school … example in the case of lone mothers, or from additional care for older and other dependent family members. In …
… strong political will to facilitate better distribution of care and household work between women and men. Among the … right to flexible working arrangements for workers with care responsibilities, carer’s leave, parental leave and … aspects, such as investment in infrastructure for care, particularly long-term care. The newly released EU …
… are often rooted in the unequal distribution of care and other responsibilities within the household (EIGE, … supporting provision of quality childcare and long-term care using EU funding a proposal to revise the targets set by …
… 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 … and even their health. A lack of availability of formal care services is linked to long-standing gender inequalities. …