… data shows that in workplaces dominated by men, women are paid 30 % less than men for the same work. The continued … Care. Care responsibilities should never cause anyone to leave their jobs against their will. But they do. Let me give … Her partner’s company did not offer him generous paternity leave, and Maria’s company did not offer her flexibility in …
… inactive women increased. These are the women are not in paid work, nor looking for it. Before Covid, this figure had … 1, governments should earmark healthy amounts of parental leave for all fathers. In a number of EU Member States, this … it or lose it’ goodies that parents receive if they share leave. These kinds of policies boost the amount of time men …
… the existing system hasn’t quite worked. Women are still paid less. They are in a minority in positions of power, but … the economy, which, by the way, are often some of the best paid and highly respected ones – I will touch on this later … such as limits to working time, a minimum wage, and paidleave. If we do it right, there is much potential in these …
… some 7.7 million women in the EU are kept out of paid work because they are providing care. To put that into … in people’s minds that men often fail to up paternity leave even when it’s on offer. The Nordic approach of ‘use it or lose it’ parental leave to be shared between couples has inspired the EU to …
… assumption that caring is still women’s work, even when paid, contributes to its undervaluation. When thinking about … has to be made clear. Career interruptions to provide care leave women with far lower pensions than men across the EU. … skills if they want to take advantage of the new, well-paid jobs becoming available, which require a high level of …
… women are particularly vulnerable. Women are also paid less because they dominate sectors that are low-paid versions of their domestic caring responsibilities, for … even though many Member States have expanded parental leave, take-up by men remains very low, as caregiving is …
… care economy increase in women’s access to, and hours in, paid work Eliminate gender stereotypes Reduce gender … Support flexible working arrangements and family-related leave Increase women’s entrepreneurship Increase the …
… including migrant women’s, access to, and hours in paid work Increased use of alternative working arrangements … have greater demands on their time in terms of reconciling paid work and care responsibilities, than men; there is a … and for new or existing preschool entrepreneurs. Paternity leave has been introduced as a legislative measure to enable …
… factors: women are concentrated in lower level and lower paid jobs, work more (both paid and unpaid) hours, take longer career breaks, and are … for Parents and Carers aims to improve access to parental leave and flexible working, as well as increase the take up …
… and are more likely than men to be involved in both paid and unpaid work. Women’s working lives are more likely … This is evident in their higher take-up of parental leave and part-time working, and higher inactivity rates. The …
… at EU level concerning maternity, paternity and parental leave. They further presents the latest available sex disaggregated data for parental leave, for the time spent in different activities, and for … to be able to care for children, and therefore work longer paid and unpaid hours than men. New version uploaded on …