… gender roles glorified while questioning the need for women's financial independence . EIGE’s new report … Women are still expected to take on the lion’s share of care responsibilities once a couple decides to start a … and being primarily responsible for making ends meet on a day-to-day basis. Withholding and withdrawing For women in …
… Carlien Scheele, Director of the European Institute for Gender Equality, the EU agency for gender equality, will … live from the event. Stay tuned! 18.03.2024 – Keeping care high on the agenda My last intervention was in a … in difficult times’. Watch the event here 13.3.2024 - Day one at CSW68. And we are off to an inspiring start! The …
… of the high-level group and dear colleagues, Thank you for inviting me here today, to share with you emerging … both needs. One aspect key for flexibility is external care infrastructure – as you know EIGE places priority on … who are exposed to energy poverty, who have to ask their children to stay in libraries to do their homework until …
… Marking 10 years of commitment and advocacy for domestic and home care in the EU, EIGE’s Director, Carlien Scheele gave an … than women perceive facing work-life tensions nearly every day. If we look at cooking and/or housework every day and …
… Ahead of International Women's Day, EIGE's Director Carlien Scheele participated in an … get things done over an 8-9 hour period – or perhaps more for some of us. Then you reverse the process: You’re back on … evidence proves that women take on the brunt of unpaid care compared to men – from childcare through to domestic …
… feminist meeting ‘We Call It Feminism: Feminism for a better world’ on 25 February addressing new ways to revolutionise the care system. Good afternoon to you all. It’s wonderful to be … 40% of women and 21% of men spend more than 5 hours per day on providing informal childcare to their own children. …
… It is good to be here today to mark International Women’s Day with you, and to share with you our latest data on the … made can be easily lost. I’d therefore like to thank you for joining today, to take a look at what’s happened since … across the EU have been doing some 36 hours of unpaid care work each week during the pandemic, which is almost …
… EU countries aren’t keen and have been blocking the law for almost a decade now. It looks odd, this world, doesn’t … significantly more likely to take career breaks to take care of children. This can eat into the time they are able to … but I have one. And should she herself become a mother one day, I would not want her to be judged on those terms. How to …
… this speech at an event titled Gender Equality As a Driver for Recovery, organised by the Portuguese Presidency of the … European Union on 5 March 2021. With International Women’s Day just around the corner, and the EU set to roll out its … Women working in retail, accommodation, residential care, domestic work and clothing manufacturing suffered heavy …
… is a direct link between the unequal division of unpaid care in households and gender inequality in the labour … market, according to a study by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE). Across the EU, the bulk of unpaid … care work. Across the EU, they spend 90 minutes more per day than employed men on unpaid care. ‘’The benefits of …
… while Greece moved to the bottom with 50 points. The award for the most improved country goes to Italy, which made a big … to access health and dental services than couples with children. The Gender Equality Index 2017 is out today! Tune … Facebook and Twitter for tweets and updates throughout the day, using the hashtag #EIGEIndex The Gender Equality Index …