… evidence from a 2022 survey on gender gaps in unpaid care, individual and social activities shows that 91% of … are equal in nature. The reality is, tending to a sick child is a very different task to picking up a child from … men’s increased involvement in care, flexible working arrangements and the provision of affordable and high-quality …
… 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 … Yet in practice we have seen women using these kinds of arrangements to try and make their care responsibilities fit …
… professional fields . While women are over-represented in care and pre-primary education, men dominate politics and … caring responsibilities and tend to use flexible working arrangements to achieve work–life balance, while men … of family formation, be it getting married or having a child, involves a financial penalty for women and an earnings …
… in where and when people work. Flexible working arrangements typically relate to how much, when and where … of time (which measures gender equality in engagement in care and social activities) and the availability of some … responsibilities (ILO, 2018c). One in five women had a child under 5 years old, while 30 % of women and 10 % of men …
… burden of mental disorders among children aged 5–14 years. Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health, 12 (1), … (2020). Mortality associated with COVID-19 outbreaks in care homes: early international evidence. International Long … Eurofound. (2017b). Work-life balance and flexible working arrangements in the European Union . Retrieved from …
… are often rooted in the unequal distribution of care and other responsibilities within the household. … entitlements to family-related leave and flexible working arrangements; for example, it introduced the new right for … negative impact on girls, including pornography, child sexual abuse material and cyberbullying. There is no …
… strong political will to facilitate better distribution of care and household work between women and men. Among the … market rights, such as the right to flexible working arrangements for workers with care responsibilities, carer’s … 42 million adults living in households with at least one child aged less than 6 years, 32 % were in a situation where …
… 10 working days of paternity leave around the time of a child’s birth, which will be compensated at least at the … making better use of EU Funds to improve long-term care and childcare services. Policy measure: removing … have the right to suitable leave, flexible working arrangements and access to care services. Women and men shall …
… affect gender roles, particularly in the division of care work at home, is key to progress on gender equality. … measures (including parental leave, flexible working arrangements, childcare provision, etc.) on women’s … The EWCS shows that in households with the youngest child below 7 years of age, women spend an average of …
… but are under-represented in others, such as teaching and care work. Women’s disproportionate responsibility for care … higher in the Member States where formal childcare and LTC arrangements are more widely available. More concluding … by leave policies, public infrastructure and the overall child-friendliness of the society create or limit …
… between parents. During parental leave and until their child’s seventh birthday, parents have the right to work … have the right to work part-time simultaneously to raise a child. Since 2014, employees have enjoyed the right to take an unpaid leave or work part-time in order to care for a disabled or elderly relative or a child with a …