… 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 …
… and at a ministerial conference looking at the European child guarantee, hosted by the French presidency of the EU. And we have pointed out the implications of care and unpaid work on women’s and men’s lives at …
… Europe is an ageing continent and women are often taking care of their parents, as well as children. Our data shows … pay gap actually widens the older women get, with having a child and getting married both having a negative impact on … where women are concentrated in poorly paid fields like care work, while men dominate highly paid fields like ICT, is …
… employment rate for mothers aged 20-49 with a young child (younger than 6 years old) is 65.4 % in comparison to … % of 15-to-64 year old inactive women are inactive for care reasons, i.e. looking after dependents (children or …
… children have a job. With the arrival of each additional child, the economic independence of women shrinks. The need to care for children, parents or sick and disabled relatives …
… the hours that they work in order to provide informal care. One third of women who curtail their employment in … work therefore a compromise must still be made between childcare and a successful career. Reconciliation Policies … off work by an expectant mother to cover the birth of her child, and this may be with pay. The leave period commences …
… point [3]. 13. Around 30% of working-age women with care responsibilities are either economically inactive or work part-time due to the lack of care services for children and other dependent persons [3]. … one or more children, or their wife/partner is expecting a child - have neither considered nor taken parental leave. …