… are never in isolation – life just doesn’t work like that. Childcare sits alongside other demands like … the choice to re-engage with a passion project or attend social activities, while domestic duties are still carried … via web-streaming – you can find out more details on our social media channels. Now - let’s turn to the generation …
… today in Spain women also assume most of the domestic work and 70% of all care tasks. We're a long way from an … between women and men when it comes to care and domestic work. Spain’s Instituto de las Mujeres welcomes the launch of … by promoting equal participation in political, work, and social life. The combined crises of Covid-19, the war in …
… for Equality”, held in Brussels on 24 June 2022. If we work together, we can overcome inequality. I start my … remember to recognise them for what they truly are. Ideas. Social constructions. There is nothing inevitable about … They can be overcome. But not easily. Because these social constructions are reinforced by structural policy …
… gender equality? Director Carlien Scheele discussed EIGE’s work on the effectiveness of the equality bodies for gender … #3StepsForward to shape an economy where gender equality, social fairness and prosperity can go hand in hand. This … three key gender equality issues we face in 2022, namely work life balance, pay transparency, and violence against …
… structural barriers, and societal ideas about what women’s work should look like contributed to pushing 7.7 million … research on how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the work and family responsibilities of women and men differently … children’s interest, our economic interest, and our social interest that we ensure these structural barriers do …
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… with women being less likely to have a job, more likely to work part-time and in less senior position. The fact that … birth of each child, shows the impact of this unpaid care work on women’s lives. The best way to neutralise these … parents. This has been stressed in the European Pillar of Social Rights, and now in the Child Guarantee. Quality early …
… women have been doing about 36 hours of unpaid care work a week. That’s almost 2,000 hours a year, which, to put … full-time job over the course of a year. This unpaid care work that is essential to our economies. The children being … work that sometimes fails to provide the basic elements of social protection we should expect. We have today released a …
… in the European Union and shows trends in the domains of work, money, knowledge, time, power, health and violence. … reflects on gender equality in political, economic and social decision-making. Even though this area has the lowest … still faced the most challenges when trying to juggle work and family life. This brings me to the focus of this …
… important matter of care and who takes on this essential work, whether it’s paid or unpaid has also received a lot … and precarious employment, receiving lower pay and weaker social protection. Levels of precarious work are particularly … Another issue of concern observed in these times of social isolation has been the increased risk of domestic …
… Carlien Scheele delivered this speech at the “Remote Work: Challenges, Risks and Opportunities" conference on the future of work, organised by the 2021 Portuguese Presidency of the … used by carers more secure through proper eligibility for social security. If both partners in a couple work part-time, …
… be cared for at some point in our lives. Professional care work is one of the lowest paid occupations in the EU, often … achieve this, EIGE is calling for a European Strategy on Social Care to ensure that the right to receive care, which is enshrined in the European Pillar of Social Rights, actually becomes a reality. This would ensure …
… on pay transparency organised by the European Economic and Social Committee on 5 May 2021. The speech was part of a … 1957, we’ve been signed up to the principle that equal work of equal value should be paid the same, regardless of … should also be better paid. I see a strong role here for social partners to negotiate higher wages for occupations …