… 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 …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… their profession is one of the most undervalued, and under-paid jobs in the EU. Men’s mortality rate is higher … often already in precarious jobs and will probably not be paid nor entitled to paid sick leave. These people are likely to have difficulty paying for …
… 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 …