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    • Unpaid care: Around one third of women and men struggle to strike a work-life balance in the EU

      Unpaid care is often taken for granted. It's simply done without question as a labour of love. But EIGE’s new time use survey focused on care, leisure and volunteering activities reveals unpaid care is in a pressure cooker situation right now which demands introspection and long-term solutions. Data collected from all EU Member States found that 42% of women and 38% of men are involved in unpaid caregiving activities, such as caring for children, older family members, or people with disabilities.

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    • Are you ready to take #3StepsForward for gender equality?

      Achieving equality between women and men makes everyone better off. We have come a long way, but there’s still more to do. Let’s shape an economy where gender equality, social fairness and prosperity go hand in hand. #3StepsForward is how policymakers, business leaders and individuals can unite to build a fairer future. We all have a role to play. Join our #3StepsForward campaign and do your part!

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      This toolkit provides guidelines for the use of gender-sensitive language in writing. Gender-sensitive communication ensures that women and men – and those who do not conform to the binary gender system – are treated as persons of equal importance and dignity.

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    • Sexism at work: How can we stop it?

      The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has published a handbook to help stop sexism in the workplace. From recruitment to performance evaluation, EIGE’s handbook shows how organisations can ensure women and men employees feel safe, respected and fulfilled.

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    • What does it take to achieve gender equality? – Resources and structures key for women's empowerment

      With International Women’s Day just around the corner, progress towards gender equality is high on the agenda. But what does it take to really pave the way for gender equality?

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      27 Feb 2023
    • GRPP: Four letters can unlock €2 trillion to accelerate our drive towards gender equality

      Each year the EU spends 14% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on public works, from building projects to social infrastructure. Smart targeting of that €2 trillion in public funds and considering how it impacts the lives of both women and men is the essence of Gender-responsive public procurement, or GRPP.

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      EIGE’s new report for the Western Balkans and Türkiye provides guidance for combatting violence against women.

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  • Step 5: Carefully measure progress

    … after parental leave (after the first, second and third child) Average duration of leave, disaggregated by sex Rate … disaggregated by sex Sick leave (also caring for a sick child), disaggregated by sex Staff turnover, disaggregated by … a childcare emergency, they can book an on-site “parent-child office”, where everything is provided for the child to …

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    • Digital agenda
    • Employment
  • We need to think about care differently. Right now, it’s not working for anyone.

    … 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 … to use flexible work for family responsibilities – so if a child needs to be picked up at 4pm, they can be picked up at …

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    • Economic and financial affairs
    • Health
  • Comprehensive funding support scheme for parents at German RFO (DE)

    … a cost-neutral budget reallocation is not possible. An allowance for child care may be paid from the grant for children no older than …

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    Denmark
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    • Education
    • Employment
    • Research
  • Fictional case study 2: reconciling shift work and childcare

    … Currently, they can access some provision for their eldest child. Yet, sometimes, Agneta’s hours change and the family … as do local sources of labour market data, housing and child benefit statistics, public transport availability, time … complex, everyday pressures on time, childcare and other care needs as key priorities. Step 2: Identify gender-aware …

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    • Economic and financial affairs
  • EIGE meets with MEP Ms Liisa Jaakonsaari and Social Democratic Women of Finland

    … the public sector and benefit from social services such as child and elderly care". …

  • Early childhood, when everything begins

    … this speech at a ministerial conference on the European Child Guarantee, organised by the French presidency of the EU … do they make? How do current laws enable them to take care of children raised in a family while leading fulfilling … earnings for women, which increases with the birth of each child, shows the impact of this unpaid care work on women’s …

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    • Youth
  • Mini-grants for academic teachers, “Ensuring equal opportunities for male and female researchers who combine work and childcare during the COVID-19 pandemic" – Jagiellonian University in Kraków (JU) (PL)

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  • Mini-grants for academic teachers, “Ensuring equal opportunities for male and female researchers who combine work and childcare during the COVID-19 pandemic” – Jagiellonian University in Kraków (JU) (PL)

    … who have combined research and teaching work with parental care for children under the age of 15 during the COVID-19 … University who (1) are parents and carers of a child/children under the age of 15 and (2) are planning to …

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  • Domain 2 – Structure and organisation

    … school calendars. A measure that supports family-related care leave is the possibility for proxy voting, i.e. allowing MPs who are absent due to their care responsibilities to delegate their voting power to a …

  • A multi-pronged national campaign on the father’s role

    … Research and data show that the unequal division of care responsibilities is a key issue for reconciliation of … a database of examples of good practice, the ‘Day with a Child at Work’ campaign, a competition on employers’ good … for parents of young children; The campaign ‘Day with a Child at Work’ (Dzień z Dzieckiem w Pracy); Discount cards …

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  • What does gender budgeting have to do with women’s and men’s lived realities?

    … than women? In EU Member States, both paid work and unpaid care work exists. These different kinds of work are performed … Public financial allowances, such as paid parental leave, child benefit, carers’ allowances, agricultural subsidies and … you stay at home to care for others – an older relative, a child, a sick person, etc. – you are very often not paid for …

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  • Area 2: Women and men have equal opportunities to INFLUENCE the parliament’s working procedures

  • Parental-leave policies

    … time-limited job protection to enable an employee to care for their new-born child, and afterwards return to work with the same employer, … they are also important policy instruments for supporting child, maternal and paternal health and well-being, birth …

  • Hands-on fathers make better employees

    … parental leave, in addition to two weeks leave after a child is born, brought home from hospital, or adopted. One of … leave with full pay following the birth or adoption of a child. "We believe that an employee who has taken up the … men) taking longer than two weeks in connection with a child being born or brought into the home (up to nine weeks …

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    Denmark
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  • Diversity as a core corporate value in Prezi: encouraging women’s employment in tech

    … participation of women. Policy instruments, such as child-care services and incentives for employers to support … by the government to offset the burdens associated with child-rearing are far from sufficient. Hungary has much room …

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    Hungary
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  • Example 6: Setting gender equality objectives

    … market. Women and men share equitably in family- and care-related work involving household chores, child rearing, and looking after other family members, while … learn and teach in a gender-equitable way in schools, day care centers, and all other educational facilities. Women and …

  • Work–Life Balance innovation at Deutsche Telekom AG

    … to integrate into its rules of governance the 2012 Family Care Leave Act ( Familienpflegezeitgesetz , FPfZG), and the … paid duties to care for a disabled adult relative or small child. In 2015, Germany introduced Parental Allowance Plus, providing options for flexible leave for both …

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    Germany
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    • Digital agenda
    • Employment
  • Light regime for social, health and other specific services

    … The services covered include healthcare and social care, education and training, community and cultural … in light regime contracts; for example, in a contract for care services, the overall cost of the service could be set … hours, while at the same time taking responsibility for child-rearing and domestic work. In spite of the positive …

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    • Economic and financial affairs
  • Steps 2 and 3. Identifying and developing possible work-life balance interventions

    … balance by enhancing the quality and accessibility of care provision; supporting active ageing; strengthening integrated health care communication; advancing the integration of shared … ERDF and ESF+ Improve cross-programme actions on expanding child and social care infrastructure and the related care …

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    • Economic and financial affairs
  • 10. Conclusions

    … but are under-represented in others, such as teaching and care work. Women’s disproportionate responsibility for care … by leave policies, public infrastructure and the overall child-friendliness of the society create or limit … major fields of life. For instance, a full-time carer of a child or adult with significant disabilities is unlikely to …

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