… better work-life balance for parents and people with care responsibilities; ensure a broad policy framework to … consider a more comprehensive approach, e.g. covering the care of other dependants, accessibility and quality efforts …
… market participation, unpaid work, supporting improved care provision and practices to improve work-life balance for … the availability of local childcare and other social care facilities, the extent of integrated transport, local …
… workers in the informal economy. They are also highly dependent on the employer and may have no or little knowledge … Member States (report) Beijing +25: Women and the economy: care responsibilities and insecure jobs limit women’s … [1] EIGE (2021), EIGE (2021), Gender inequalities in care and consequences for the labour market , p. 59 [2] FRA …
… pandemic. This group includes workers in the health and care sector, victim support services, education, … symptoms among healthcare workers in EU countries. Care workers The care sector has also been highly affected. The proportion of …
… working around the clock and putting themselves at risk to care for patients. Most of the nurses and healthcare workers … and one in four men (24 %) work in precarious jobs. Unpaid care work will increase Even without a crisis, caring … the EU, nearly a quarter of households depend on informal care from relatives or friends. As physical distancing and …
… labour market, reflecting the disproportionate weight of care duties on mothers. This leads to women’s predominant … 2012. Women are engaged disproportionally more in unpaid care work: almost 38 % take care of children, grandchildren, older people and/or people …
… a better work—life balance so that they are more able to care for children or dependent relatives (Akgunduz & Plantenga, 2012; Eurofound, … public sector. Given that women shoulder a higher level of care duties, any flexibility difference between genders, …
… to quality and sustainable public infrastructure such as care and educational facilities, health services and … in mobility were seen among women living in couples with dependent children. At the same time, lone parents had longer … public transport was among lone parents, with women more dependent on it. Among those biking or walking, the gender …
… affect gender roles, particularly in the division of care work at home, is key to progress on gender equality. … to be active outside the home by transferring traditional care work performed for free within the family to the formal … families, with 61 % of families in the poorest quartile dependent on family or friends compared to 50 % of families …
… Rising long-term care needs keenly felt by women The EU is currently … to an ever-growing need for long-term formal and informal care. In 2017, one in four people in the EU had a long-term … LTC needs in a financially sustainable way, ensuring care is affordable without endangering the quality of …
… time-limited job protection to enable an employee to care for their new-born child, and afterwards return to work … its take-up by fathers, given that families are dependent on the higher salaries usually earned by men. … leave is often unavailable as eligibility might be dependent on criteria such as whether a person is in paid …
… is based on three broad areas: paid work, unpaid work (care), and education and training. It presents 15 indicators … areas of concern: parental-leave policies; informal care for older people, people with disabilities and LTC … input indicators (e.g. participation in informal care vs availability of care services). Indicators are also …
… but are under-represented in others, such as teaching and care work. Women’s disproportionate responsibility for care of dependent family members and household tasks is a major … have less flexibility in the labour market, are more often dependent on public transport and attend less lifelong …
… from. Gender-insensitive language Every nurse should take care of her own uniform and cover the expense herself. Gender-sensitive language Every nurse should take care of his or her own uniform and cover the expense …