… My husband’s company did not offer him generous paternity leave, and my company did not offer me flexibility in my … women increased. There are women who are not seeking paid work by choice. Before Covid, this figure had been … EU-wide survey, which asked women and men how much their paid and unpaid hours changed during the pandemic. This will …
… balance, return to work or career support. Other proposals paid attention to increasing women’s visibility at different … men) researchers who can certify that they took parental leave to stay with their child(ren). From early 2016, the … (2) have spent at least one year at home on childcare leave; or (3) raise a disabled or chronically ill child under …
… for women. Without representation, women miss out on well-paid and respected jobs in a growing industry. Professional … Their CVs do not tend have gaps for maternity leave. Their CVs do not mention being a member of a women’s … workers, and can deduct ‘low productivity time’ from paid work time, leaving platform workers vulnerable to this …
… in the European Union. First, let me start with parental leave. This is a right that is still much more likely to be … children’s early education, they are some of the lowest paid people in the EU. Improving conditions in this sector … even more interestingly, sons whose mothers were in paid employment spend more time caring for their family …
… we found that 7.7 million women were unable to take up paid work because they were providing unpaid care at home. … 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 …
… 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 …
… persist in the EU. Women are less likely to be in paid work than men, with 67 % of working age women in … number of women may find themselves unable to take up paid work. Currently, this employment loss costs the EU … 25 years, many EU member states have expanded parental leave for fathers. However, take-up remains extremely low as …
… parents, of cooking three meals a day. This work is not paid and you won’t find it in countries’ balance sheets, but … work also eats into the time you’re trying to reserve for paid work. Our latest findings show that during Covid, … who provides care. They should also earmark parental leave for fathers. Second, it is important that people have …
… 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 …
… to the principle that equal work of equal value should be paid the same, regardless of who’s doing it. And yet, women are still paid on average 14 % less per hour than men. At the European … work. Countries should earmark healthy amounts of parental leave for fathers to help make this a reality. Last, …
… the pandemic, with 7.7 million women unable to take up paid work because they were taking care of children and … This can, of course, make it difficult to find time for paid work -- as was the case for 7.7 million women before the … countries should earmark healthy amounts of parental leave for all fathers. Second, people must have access to …