… 10 years of commitment and advocacy for domestic and home care in the EU, EIGE’s Director, Carlien Scheele gave an address at the Domestic and Home Care EU Congress on 14 November 2023 hosted by the …
… For the first time ever, EIGE’s Gender Equality Index shows signs … a worsening situation for women in many areas of work and home life. The Index paints a picture of rising inequalities … Secretary at the ETUC: Covid pushing women back into thehome, from the workplace is a big concern. We have to value …
… look like contributed to pushing 7.7 million women out of the workforce across the EU. And this was even before the … the pandemic, the gap between the spaces collapsed – home and work merged into one. Care responsibilities … to work at all, all of it is linked to what happens in thehome. Let’s go back to my hypothetical family. Although we …
… EIGE's Director Carlien Scheele gave these opening remarks the event on Covid-19 and its impact on gender equality … For instance, in childcare. Unpaid care work in thehome really exploded for women during the pandemic. However, fathers working from home were also stepping in more than before. I sincerely hope …
… Committee Meeting on 3 March 2022. The topic of the meeting was "An ambitious future for … led to long hours and a blurring of boundaries between thehome and the workplace. Neither is good for work-life balance … health. Yet there’s another kind of work that’s done at home. The type of work that does not contribute to someone’s …
… EIGE's Director Carlien Scheele delivered this speech for the press at EIGE's Gender Equality Index 2020 conference on … extra pressure to fulfil childcare responsibilities and home-schooling while teleworking. One positive of this … was that was fathers were often spending more time at home looking after their children. However, women and …
… Director Carlien Scheele delivered this at an event of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) … done by women. Men also increased how much they did at home, but women still clocked many more hours on the tasks … need men to embrace care work – both professionally and at home. To achieve this, EIGE is calling for a European …
… equality update. On 28 October 2021, EIGE will reveal the results of its Gender Equality Index during an online conference. This year, the topic of health is high on our agenda. We are taking a … was burn out among parents combining paid work, online home-schooling and household chores? What about loneliness …
… The EU is facing a shortage of carers, and the demand is … said Carlien Scheele, EIGE’s director. The shortage of home-based long-term care services mean that women often pick up the burden of unpaid care at home. This limits their career opportunities and earning …