… Institute of Neurology & Genetics initiated the Dependant Care Leave in 2018. It is a special paid leave designed to … leave, the institute made provisions for paid dependant care leave and is granted after the employee has exhausted … their annual plus their unpaid leave. The dependant care leave can be granted for up to ten days per year. Any …
… 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 …
… The availability of high-quality, affordable care services has long been acknowledged as essential to enable people to reconcile paid work and care responsibilities. This is particularly true for women … women as care recipients, as more women than men are dependent on long-term care, and also as caregivers, with the …
… under the light regime and to design healthcare and social care service contracts with a gender perspective. This tool … account is essential for optimising healthcare and social care services, bridging the gender gap in access to … and advancing gender equality. Healthcare and social care services that do not address gender inequality or other …
… 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 …
… in women’s and men’s access to health and long-term care and/or housing and property. In particular, certain … are the primary recipients of pensions. Women are mostly dependent family members and have to rely on derived pension … million Europeans (two thirds of whom are women) care for dependent adults, which prevents them from having a full-time …
… of a questionnaire which explores the share of informal care in the household for two time periods, before the … dedicated to- and distribution of- paid work and unpaid care (children/grandchildren, older people, or people with … activities due to health problems and/or with disabilities care, and housework) within the household Working …
… gaps persist in the labour market and distribution of care responsibilities. Women remain the main carers for children and the dependent elderly and are more likely than men to be involved … working lives are more likely to be affected by the care needs of dependants. This is evident in their higher …
… maternity, paternity and parental leave, institutional care arrangements for children and dependent elderly and distribution of paid and unpaid work … of time distribution, to care for children and the dependent elderly and to the allocation of parental leave …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… with other households, many more lone mothers with dependent children live in a dwelling with a leaking roof, … decreases with the number of children in the family. Care responsibilities keep 7.7 million women out of the … work part-time to care for children and other dependent family members. Lower salaries, a higher likelihood …
… evidence from a 2022 survey on gender gaps in unpaid care, individual and social activities shows that 91% of … children. Note: In accordance with Eurostat's definition, dependent children encompass individuals below the age of 16 … a.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Glossary:Dependent_children Looking at the childcare tasks provided …
… and increased the risk of poverty in households with dependent children. Eurofound’s COVID-19 online surveys show … job market, as well as their disproportionate burden of care duties. Gender-sensitive recovery needs to address the gender pay gap by promoting equal share of care responsibilities and by better valorising those working …
… maternity, paternity and parental leave, institutional care arrangements for children and dependent elderly and distribution of paid and unpaid work …
… 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 …
… would require affordable quality childcare, after school care and care for other dependents, including the elderly and the … innovative measures to promote equal sharing of work and care”. With this scenario, Europe can aspire to close the …
… in the world of work, with unequal distribution of care, family and other household duties a major barrier to … jobs or substantially reducing paid work time to meet care needs. This has consequences for personal income, … and reskilling opportunities (EIGE, 2019e). For men, care and family duties are not a structural constraint to …