… 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 …
… on 25 February addressing new ways to revolutionise the care system. Good afternoon to you all. It’s wonderful to be … And if we want see change – or to start a revolution on care in this case – we have to get personal. So, let’s bring it home. We need to talk about unpaid care. Differently. Because the reality is just not working …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… 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 … the spaces collapsed – home and work merged into one. Care responsibilities exploded. And even though men doubled …
… I believe we should be taking away from the data. That is: care is critical to our economies and to our lives. It seems obvious: we need carers to raise children, to take care of older people and those with disabilities, and those … the way we treat carers does not reflect the importance of care, the fact that each and every one of us will need to be …