… Director Carlien Scheele gave a key note address on access to the labour market from a gender equal and intersectional … that have traditionally been occupied by women like unpaid care or professional care jobs. Today, the labour market is … see more men in care-related roles, supported by parental leave, giving both parents the same opportunities to engage …
… a part of the conference Women's economic empowerment: key to gender equality hosted by the French European Union … pandemic, women have been doing about 36 hours of unpaid care work a week. That’s almost 2,000 hours a year, which, to … such as limits to working time, a minimum wage, and paid leave. If we do it right, there is much potential in these …
… – 1 point every 2 years – it will take more than 60 years to achieve gender equality in the EU. The gender balance in … recession. In addition, the closure of schools and other care services has greatly increased childcare needs, with a … to maternity benefits in the EU, and access to parental leave is also limited for the self-employed in a number of …
… the EU and its Member States. [1] The EU's approach to gender equality Equality between women and men is … measures. Legal measure: the introduction of paternity leave. Fathers/equivalent second parents will be able to take … making better use of EU Funds to improve long-term care and childcare services. Policy measure: removing …
… than women? In EU Member States, both paid work and unpaid care work exists. These different kinds of work are performed … and unpaid care work depend on each other. For example, to be able to work in the formal economy (paid work), we all … work Public financial allowances, such as paid parental leave, child benefit, carers’ allowances, agricultural …
… Deutsche Telekom AG was one of the first companies to integrate into its rules of governance the 2012 Family CareLeave Act ( Familienpflegezeitgesetz , FPfZG), and the first …
… rate remains higher than men’s ". Removing barriers to gender equality, tackling gender-based violence, getting … point [3]. 13. Around 30% of working-age women with care responsibilities are either economically inactive or … a child - have neither considered nor taken parental leave. Almost all eligible mothers make use of their right to …
… in 1957, when the founding Member States of the EU wished to create a common market. The EU coordinates economic and … working arrangements and a larger uptake of parental leave benefits by fathers. Additionally, part-time employment … Finally, regulatory reform that supports child and elderly care can also promote gender equality. Gender implications in …