… the clock assistance. And unpaid care also means household work. In the fragile context of the pandemic, all these forms … need to empower both women and men to use flexible work for family responsibilities – so if a child needs to be … progress is not just a pipedream. The recent bill on paid menstrual leave is a testament to that. Futher from …
… signs of a worsening situation for women in many areas of work and home life. The Index paints a picture of rising … is a big concern. We have to value caring and cleaning work done by women. We need to challenge the assumption that … for women. The impact was particularly strong for those in paid employment. Women were also more likely than men to face …
… structural barriers, and societal ideas about what women’s work should look like contributed to pushing 7.7 million … women increased. There are women who are not seeking paidwork 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 …
… 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 … women have been doing about 36 hours of unpaid care work a week. That’s almost 2,000 hours a year, which, to put …
… us today. It’s great to be here to speak about EIGE’s work programme in 2022. We have three priority topics for the … first is that we are now even more explicitly aligning our work programme with the political priorities of the European … EU-wide survey, which asked women and men how much their paid and unpaid hours changed during the pandemic. This will …
… in the European Union and shows trends in the domains of work, money, knowledge, time, power, health and violence. … can help both women and men combine private life with paidwork. However, I would like to stress that telework … skills if they want to take advantage of these new, well-paid jobs requiring a high level of digital skills. In the …
… important matter of care and who takes on this essential work, whether it’s paid or unpaid has also received a lot more attention in … are also heavily involved in other forms of essential care work, such as informal caring for people with a disability or …
… ways. How common was burn out among parents combining paidwork, online home-schooling and household chores? What about … and men and levels of achievement in six core domains: work, money, knowledge, time, power and health, and their …
… of people were confined to their homes, either unable to work or continuing virtually. This excludes workers … professions are some of the most undervalued and under-paid jobs in the EU. More than 50 % of personal care workers in health services are among the 30 % lowest paid workers. Domestic cleaners and helpers mainly work …