… Sweden and Belgium more men than women perceive facing work-life tensions nearly every day. If we look at cooking … hand in hand with lower employment opportunities, reduced work hours and lower income. And this cost is much higher for … women than men. For some women, choices and expectations work against each other. I know this because I recently spoke …
… has led to a proliferation of so-called "platform work" whereby workers use online platforms (e.g. Uber, Wolt, … This note explores some of the characteristics of platform work for those with childcare responsibilities. Furthermore, … how women living with children cite balancing paid- and unpaidwork as a motivation more often compared to men …
… The platform work economy comes with great strengths. The ability to work where you want and how you want is a significant … and ‘Women platform workers face challenges balancing unpaid care with work, despite so-called flexibility’ . …
… put in place pandemic recovery budgets and policies that work for both women and men. As our economies start to … as well as challenges. For instance, in childcare. Unpaid care work in the home really exploded for women during the …
… with women being less likely to have a job, more likely to work part-time and in less senior position. The fact that … with the birth of each child, shows the impact of this unpaid care work on women’s lives. The best way to neutralise these …
… 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 recent … are also heavily involved in other forms of essential care work, such as informal caring for people with a disability or …
… Carlien Scheele delivered this speech at the “Remote Work: Challenges, Risks and Opportunities" conference on the … worse, with women putting in even more hours into their unpaid jobs. Online schooling was work mainly done by mothers. When homes become workplaces, unpaidwork also eats into the time you’re trying to reserve …