… 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 … opened up the panel on “Connecting and disconnecting and work-life balance”. The European Parliament has called for …
… be cared for at some point in our lives. Professional care work is one of the lowest paid occupations in the EU, often … poor contracts that provide little security. Unpaid care work, the type of work most of us have relied on to make it past our 10th …
… in retail, accommodation, residential care, domestic work and clothing manufacturing suffered heavy job losses, … the EU, it is no secret that the bulk of unpaid care work is done by women. Well, women’s care work really exploded during the pandemic, with online …
… 1957, we’ve been signed up to the principle that equal work of equal value should be paid the same, regardless of … less than men because they hold less senior positions, work in fields with lower pay, and spend significantly more … women are concentrated in poorly paid fields like care work, while men dominate highly paid fields like ICT, is a …
… pandemic, with 7.7 million women unable to take up paid work because they were taking care of children and ageing parents. Although this unpaid care work doesn’t show up in governments’ balance sheets, it has … not by their families. Globally, the value of unpaid care work has been estimated at around 9 trillion euros each …
… how we can bring more gender equality into the domestic work sector. Let’s start with the obvious. The rights of … were women. Because the official data is clear: domestic work is predominantly done by women. The same is true of … have been the only way you’ve been able to take up paid work. Because otherwise you would have been doing it …
… of artificial intelligence (AI) technology and platform work is rapidly changing the world of work. These two phenomena have the potential to create new … is based on the report ‘ Artificial intelligence, platform work and gender equality ’ (2022) by EIGE. More information …
… employment declined, while the amount of unpaid household work and childcare increased significantly. Even though men doubled their share of household work, women still shouldered the bulk of the load. The rise … potential of a digital workforce, but it also increased work-life balance tensions, especially for women. When the …
… ways. How common was burn out among parents combining paid work, 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 …
… in retail, accommodation, residential care, domestic work and clothing manufacturing suffered heavy job losses. … is most needed,” said Carlien Scheele, EIGE’s Director . Work-life balance pressures have increased for women The … a digital workforce, but teleworking has also heightened work-life balance conflicts, especially for women with young …
… Equality (EIGE). Across the EU, the bulk of unpaid care work is done by women, with 92 % providing unpaid care … women also do more than their fair share of unpaid care work. Across the EU, they spend 90 minutes more per day than … men on unpaid care. ‘’The benefits of dividing care work more evenly are clear. Countries with a more equal …
… will be relevant for every organisation and for all work contexts, both in the public and private sector. … to help organisations understand the nature of sexism in work contexts and to provide leadership, management and staff …
… underpins the unequal way women and men are treated at work. While overt sexism is prohibited under EU law, many … value of gender equality. Further reading Sexism at work: How can we stop it? Handbook for the EU institutions …
… inequalities in the labour market. The bulk of unpaid care work is done by women, and this hinders their access to … The COVID-19 crisis in Europe has shown how essential care work is for the functioning of society and the economy. It …