… live from the event. Stay tuned! 18.03.2024 – Keeping care high on the agenda My last intervention was in a high-level dialogue on care with ministers and high representatives of Latin … shared commitments towards a new social organisation of care, in a bi-regional pact between the EU and LAC. Care will …
… 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 Federation for Family Employment and Home Care at the EGG Center in Brussels Good morning to the …
… up. Taking a closer look at change About Time - unpaid care is still uneven between women and men The gender care gap is shrinking. But not because men are shouldering more of the care work. Women are doing less. Assisting technologies, home …
… 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 gendered perception that women are care givers. What our evidence also indicates, is that in …
… the way we live and work. She explains: “When consumers care about sustainability, they might avoid fast fashion. And … the additional responsibility, they should be there to care for big social issues, such as gender equality. …
… a reality for everyone in every area. Gender norms around care, gender segregation in education and the labour market, … are most needed. The 2022 Index has a thematic focus on care in the pandemic. It explores the division of informal childcare, long-term care and housework between women and men. …
… which this year focuses on the COVID-19 pandemic and care – published this October 2022. “This is the kind of … when it is not fairly shared or when good and affordable care systems do not exist”, says EIGE’S Director, Carlien … Scheele. The report takes a deep dive into three types of care – childcare, long-term care and housework – and assesses …
… women also assume most of the domestic work and 70% of all care tasks. We're a long way from an equal sharing of … and opportunities between women and men when it comes to care and domestic work. Spain’s Instituto de las Mujeres … crisis, women are threatened. The astonishing overload of care work and destruction of employment has particularly …
… in the workplace. These ideas lead me to my second topic. Care. Care responsibilities should never cause anyone to leave … And during the pandemic home and work merged into one. Care responsibilities exploded. Covid recovery plans must …