… a significant impact in the future. They are analysed as part of strategic foresight exercises which support … shows that in the EU, across couples, 21% of women had no employment, with the partner being a single earner in the … and the gender pension gap. Also, women may spend more time at home because of the gendered expectations related to …
… at Ministers' Round Table on Equality forum, which was a part of the conference Women's economic empowerment: key to … it into context, is more or less what you give to a full-time job over the course of a year. This unpaid care work … housework. Yet these kinds of jobs rarely provide a formal employment contract, which means their flexibility is limited …
… shows, long-standing gender inequalities [such as lower employment rates of women, gender pay gap] in the economy … tend to choose jobs that are more likely to be temporary, part-time and/or precarious than men’s. Such jobs: pay less …
… work-life balance initiatives can help to boost women’s employment and close the gender pay gap, but only if both … take longer career breaks, and are more likely to choose part-time work to reconcile work and care responsibilities. The …
… poverty and lower economic independence. The fact that employment growth stems from the creation of quality jobs for … in jobs typical for their gender. Women often end up in part-time jobs that pay less and have a lower social status. Fewer …
… the difficulty of reconciling the role of the carer with employment. This conflict represents a missed opportunity for … times longer than men on childcare per day. Women in full timeemployment who are also fulfilling a caring role are … reducing time available for leisure activities. Part-time work has become increasingly common in European …