… the move towards full gender equality in all aspects of life, it’s about accelerating it. Just a few weeks ago, we … on how to access and go about income and wealth in one’s life cycle. Moving onto the second trend: the nature of … at home because of the gendered expectations related to household work and care. A 2022 Eurofound study which looked …
… greater mobility to widen their career options. This work-life breathability has become a benchmark for the 28 million … equality, especially when we look at it from the work-life balance perspective. Platform work allows for multiple … income as it offers more flexibility to combine work with household tasks or family commitments. Men’s motivations are …
… which explores the share of informal care in the household for two time periods, before the pandemic in … and/or with disabilities care, and housework) within the household Working arrangements (time schedules, flexitime, … system-relevant jobs, personal and household incomes) Work-life balance (the use of available institutional instruments) …
… than one. Two years later, our focus has shifted, but life as we knew it has changed. Now, before I dive into … completely or mostly responsible for childcare in their household. And as you can imagine, responsibilities are … During the pandemic, we found that the distribution of household chores between partners changed – with most women …
… to the gender pay gap, and the gender pension gap later in life. Across the EU, it is no secret that the bulk of unpaid … that telework is used to balance work and family life, particularly among women. However, telework is not a … staff with decent salaries. First, we need changes at the household level, so that an equal sharing of care tasks …
… such as teleworking or flexitime can contribute to work-life balance, men frequently use them [such arrangements] for … family responsibilities that creates challenges for work-life balance. Violence against women is another major … and discourage them from taking a prominent role in public life. For example, around 4 in 10 journalists have reported …
… children might miss out on opportunities to live a normal life and socialise with people their own age. Cost is a major … More importantly, it gives people a better quality of life, allowing people to make decisions about their lives and …
… In homes across the EU, women do the bulk of the cooking, household tasks and care work. This situation is mirrored … different factors influence a person’s opportunities in life, such as their age, ethnicity, disability and more. The …
… consider boys better at learning digital skills. Later in life, they look for career options elsewhere and overlook the … One less-known factor is the favourable approach to work-life balance. Taking a few hours off from work during the day … for women, who still tend to take a lion’s share of household and care responsibilities and therefore do not have …
… risk of poverty and insecurity. Especially when unexpected life events occur, such as job loss, family break-up, serious … relatives keeps many women out of paid work and this has life-long consequences for their career, financial situation … age, ethnicity, migrant background, disability or type of household can affect a person’s vulnerability to poverty and …
… and lower engagement in caring for children and other household duties. “Everything we do has a gender … Another key challenge to overcome is men’s involvement in household and caring activities. While women are currently … allowing both women and men to benefit from a better work-life balance. From a wider perspective, it is not only fair, …
… work more hours than men when combining unpaid work (e.g. household chores, childcare, care of elderly and sick family … [48]. 92. Depression is more common in women then in men (life time prevalence: 9.4%; 12 months prevalence: 2.8%) [12]. … Roadmap: Reconciliation between work, family and private life (2011), EMPL G2, Type of initiative CWP. [10] European …