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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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      01 Jun 2023
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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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      18 Oct 2022
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      07 Feb 2023
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    • Closing the gaps: How data accelerates progress on gender equality  

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

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      03 Mar 2023
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  • Insufficient care infrastructure pushes women to fill the gaps

    … The availability of high-quality, affordable care services has long been acknowledged as essential to … [3] , and about 5  % of families with children had a child with disabilities (EIGE, 2020e). As a result, long-term … the availability of high-quality and affordable childcare facilities for pre-school children, through two targets, …

  • Unpaid care workloads and social isolation affect well-being

    … restrictions, the closure of leisure and educational facilities and an unprecedented shift to teleworking resulted … to acute trade-offs in dividing time between paid work, care duties and leisure activities (EIGE, 2021c). With … violence (EIGE, 2021a; Šimonović, 2020; WHO, 2020b) and child abuse (Calvano et al., 2021; Katz, 2021) during the …

  • Informal care of children and childcare services

    … affect gender roles, particularly in the division of care work at home, is key to progress on gender equality. … by parents include the opening hours of childcare facilities, affordability and the availability of services … The EWCS shows that in households with the youngest child below 7 years of age, women spend an average of …

  • 5. Domain of time

    … strong political will to facilitate better distribution of care and household work between women and men. Among the … brought with it the closure of schools and early education facilities and a lack of availability of social support … 42 million adults living in households with at least one child aged less than 6 years, 32 % were in a situation where …

  • 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 … complex, everyday pressures on time, childcare and other care needs as key priorities. Step 2: Identify gender-aware … in the construction of childcare and social care facilities, as well as the expansion of the care workforce …

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  • 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 … in the ERDF Build childcare and intergenerational care facilities as part of businesses, industrial parks and … ERDF and ESF+ Improve cross-programme actions on expanding child and social care infrastructure and the related care …

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  • Essential workers

    … pandemic. This group includes workers in the health and care sector, victim support services, education, … the domestic care sector. In 2018, women made up: 93 % of child care workers and teachers’ aides 86 % of personal care … by trained medical professionals in hospitals and other facilities, over residential care activities that still …

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  • Step 4. Following up through the use of indicators within M&E systems

    … better work- life balance for parents and people with care responsibilities Please note that these indicators [2] … for older people and childcare Increased access to care facilities and services to support participation in the … to fathers or any person who has adopted or fostered a child of up to 7 years of age. By combining resources from …

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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 … in schools, day care centers, and all other educational facilities. Women and men are offered gender-equitable …

  • 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 … documentary films, conferences, festivals and on-line facilities (website), the use of social media (Facebook, …

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    Poland
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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 … and public investments in accessible and good-quality care facilities for children and older people. According to …

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  • 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, … Free emergency childcare Free help to find local childcare facilities Advisory and placement services for employees with …

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  • Justice

    … a series of sensitive issues (e.g. divorce, spousal and child support (maintenance), parental responsibilities, … etc. In all OECD countries, women spend more time on care work (time spent to care for a child or another adult) … long distances, and courts often do not consider which facilities are needed to ensure that they can testify without …

  • Youth

    … from being in education to having a job, and from being a child to being responsible for their own children. Across the … in access to the labour market young families and care responsibilities. Issues of gender inequality in the … to, the provision of parental leave and improved childcare facilities. Attention has to be given to the specific needs …

  • Employment

    … norms and attitudes, the unequal distribution of care responsibilities in the household and the way … with a lack of affordable and high-quality childcare facilities – create strong disincentives for second earners … at least 4 months’ leave after the birth or adoption of a child (previously up to 3 months). At least 1 of the 4 months …

  • 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 … between the location and opening hours of childcare facilities and employment times (McLean, Naumann, & …

  • Digitalisation and work–life balance

    … of time (which measures gender equality in engagement in care and social activities) and the availability of some … together with tele-schooling and closure of childcare facilities, home working has intensified work–life conflicts … responsibilities (ILO, 2018c). One in five women had a child under 5 years old, while 30 % of women and 10 % of men …

  • Legislative and regulatory basis for EU policies on gender equality

    … 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 … Barcelona objectives on the development of childcare facilities for young children with a view to increase female …

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  • Migration

    … work in the informal economy, such as domestic work and care work, where human rights abuses are commonplace . … working full time is particularly difficult for women with child- care responsibilities and no access to subsidised … in reception centres and safe access to private sanitary facilities. They may also experience more significant …

  • Agriculture and rural development

    … compared to 16% of men. This might be due to inadequate care services for children and elderly people, transport facilities and the inaccessibility and scarcity of training … of exploitation Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital …

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