… at home, such as resistance from employers or co-workers. Focusing on 2019 for this analysis is important to … effected by the COVID-19 crisis. This includes women, olderworkers and persons with disabilities (European Commission, …
… combined with the fact that women tend to marry older men, means that they often outlive their partners and, … valuable resource for providing long-term care to older women living alone, as it allows medical professionals … It is estimated that, in the EU, only 17 % of social workers who provide home-based professional care to people …
… (%), EU, 2015 Despite earning more than other female workers, women in ICT have lower monthly earnings than men. … (Cook et al., 2018). Similar reasons were given to explain older drivers (aged 60 or older) earning almost 10 % less than drivers who are 30 years …
… Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, workers who are successful in penetrating competitive labour … world of work. This is particularly evident among older people (aged 55 or older). Finland, the Netherlands, Denmark, the United Kingdom …
… (Holt-Lunstad et al., 2010). There is added stress for older adults and people with certain health conditions, who … off from care by physical distancing. Women, particularly older women, are more likely to live alone than men (EIGE, … workforce and are more likely to be front-line health workers, especially nurses, midwives and community health …
… work, including housework, care for children, and care for older people and people with disabilities (EIGE, 2019b). … forgo adequate care entirely, relying instead on domestic workers in precarious working conditions or providing care … countries ahead of border closures, has highlighted the older EU countries’ reliance on the work of women, usually …
… of work: Ensuring social security for digital platform workers. International Social Security Review, 72 (3), 17-41. … D., Daly, T., and Price, D. (2013). Behind closed doors: Older couples and the gendered management of household money. … In Femicide Volume VIII. Abuse and feminicide of the older woman : ACUNS. Bryce, J., and Fraser, J. (2013). “It’s …
… for vulnerable groups of women, including younger and older cohorts, lone mothers with dependent children, and … in the case of lone mothers, or from additional care for older and other dependent family members. In addition, more … arrangements; for example, it introduced the new right for workers to take at least 5 working days of carer’s leave per …
… through youth employment and employability programmes for olderworkers, alongside a focus on labour mobility (combined ERDF … household compositions, including improved provisions for older people and persons living with disabilities. Include …
… the pandemic, people showed their appreciation for care workers by clapping nightly across the EU. But we must also … activities due to health problems, especially as they get older. This is why they need long-term care more than men. 52 …
… unable to work or continuing virtually. This excludes workers categorised as ‘essential’, who continued their jobs on the frontline of the pandemic. This group includes workers in the health and care sector, victim support … of the workers providing home-based professional care to older people and people with disabilities are women. Across …
… frontline of this coronavirus pandemic are the healthcare workers who are working around the clock and putting … their unpaid workload is likely to further increase. If older relatives get sick, they will also need looking after. … carers working with people with disabilities or older people are women (83 %). Domestic abuse increases in …
… caring for or educating their children or grandchildren or older people/people with disabilities, every day for 1 hour or more (18+ workers) and percentage of households with unmet needs on … It is a key factor in women’s higher risk of poverty in older age (see Chapter 3). Footnotes [1] Building on the …
… in 2017. Almost 38 % took care of children, grandchildren, older people and/or people with disabilities every day for … HR, CY, LT, HU, PT, RO, SK, PL), fewer than one in five workers are engaged in any sport, cultural or leisure … activities is much lower. In Spain and Lithuania, 5 % of workers are engaged in voluntary or charitable activities at …