… closely related processes: increased flexibility of workand the emergence of new forms of work. Increases in work … is often the only option for people to combine substantial unpaid care responsibilities (primarily taken on by women) with paid employment, and because it can encompass those who …
… of gender stereotypes around employment in certain jobs and related gender differences in career expectations. This … of platform work. While platform work includes some well-paid, high-skilled opportunities (Eurofound, 2018b), there … suggests that there is considerable demand for outsourcing unpaid domestic work via platforms. This could support the …
… work centres on the increased use of digital technologies and their capacity to replace or complement workers in an … 2017, p. 7). This does not, however, mean that women are paid equally to men in these jobs. The fact that women have, … debates about more balanced distribution of paidandunpaidwork among women and men (Howcroft and Rubery, 2018; …
… become a basis for global competitiveness, boosting jobs and growth. Digital societies require digital competencies if … digital skills open opportunities for access to well-paid jobs for which there is significant demand in the … their existing professional networks, the burden of unpaid care or domestic responsibilities may prevent them …
… This is important from both a gender equality and a well-being perspective (Brajša-Žganec et al., 2011. … of life, is largely determined by time pressures from both paidandunpaidwork (European Parliament, 2016). Research shows that …
… acknowledged as essential to enable people to reconcile paidworkand care responsibilities. This is particularly true for … still expected to shoulder a disproportionate amount of unpaid care work, including housework, care for children, and …
… advancing at a slow pace in the EU in both the short term and the long term (Figure 4). On average, the Index score for … be at increased risk of losing jobs because of additional unpaid care responsibilities resulting from closures of … care workers in health services. Another example of a low-paid, female-dominated occupation that became essential …
… 2018 was 67.9 points, just 0.5 points higher than in 2017 and 4.1 points higher than in 2010. Sweden, Denmark, France … employment may also be disproportionately affected by the unpaid care responsibilities resulting from childcare and … flexible or informal forms of employment are better paid, formalised and covered by social protection. It will …
… The score has increased by only 0.5 points since 2017 and by 4.1 points since 2010. At this pace – 1 point every … time and activities. Increasing time pressures from both paidandunpaidwork, combined with gender norms and financial …
… effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, coherence and EU added value. The questions below can be used as a … What effects has the programme had on the distribution of paidandunpaidwork between women and men? What impacts has it had on …
… the potential to increase women’s presence in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). When the state’s … and employees. Therefore, the OP’s implementation paid specific attention to boosting women’s share in SMEs, … to address the complexity of combining paidwork with andunpaid care responsibilities, while enhancing women’s …
… country-specific recommendations; build on existing EU and national norms and requirements to integrate gender … in employment, income, mobility and the distribution of paidandunpaidwork; developing sex-disaggregated indicators as a …
… tool offers guidance on how to assess gender inequalities and gender needs in EU Funds programmes. It has been designed … economic development, labour market participation, unpaidwork, supporting improved care provision and practices … development, the current pay gap, the distribution of paidandunpaidworkand information from time use studies. …
… picture of the European Council’s members. How many women and how many men can you see? Photo accessed from: … there are more men than women? In EU Member States, both paidworkandunpaid care work exists. These different kinds of work are …
… nearly three quarters (74 %) of the progress between 2015 and 2017. The persistent gender segregation in different … up until 2012. Women are engaged disproportionally more in unpaid care work: almost 38 % take care of children, … one in two women (48 %) involved in informal LTC is in paidwork. The EU has reached the first Barcelona target …
… infrastructure for work—life balance Access to quality and sustainable public infrastructure such as care and … out-of-home activities, care responsibilities andpaidwork underscores the critical role of public … gender roles assigning women to care work, paid or unpaid, result in women using and contributing to public …