… we at the European Institute for Gender Equality are now working with the European Commission to make the Barcelona … We also think the targets should take into account the working conditions in this sector, which is almost entirely … job, while men have used them to increase their workinghours. During the pandemic, when so many of us were …
… good thing: telework during the pandemic often led to long hours and a blurring of boundaries between the home and the … the course of a year. Women have quite literally been working a double shift since the Covid crisis began. And even … that parental leave should also be a right for those working in so-called ‘non-standard’ forms of employment. This …
… 28 %). Yet this flexibility is limited practice, with many working at night, at the weekend, and at hours they cannot choose. Platform workers can also be … their skills. New proposed EU legislation to improve the working conditions of platform workers should help bring more …
… that most platform workers are young, highly educated and working another job alongside their food delivery or ride … which asked women and men how much their paid and unpaid hours changed during the pandemic. This will provide … of the crisis. Of course, EU policymakers have long been working hard to counter the negative effects of the pandemic. …
… pandemic, have been under unprecedented pressure, working around the clock, putting themselves and their … healthcare workers in the EU. Although both women and men working in this sector are exposed to the virus, women are … high workload, strong emotional demands, irregular workinghours, low pay and under-appreciation. Women are also heavily …
… made the situation worse, with women putting in even more hours into their unpaid jobs. Online schooling was work … of course whether you are able to work at all. As our working lives move increasingly into the home through remote working, it is therefore critical to balance out unpaid care …
… However, women do significantly more. They put in more hours caring for children, they cook more, they clean more – … much they did at home, but women still clocked many more hours on the tasks that are essential to our wellbeing, but …
… imagine the entire populations of Denmark and Latvia are working for free. 7.7 million people working full-time to power the national economy, but without … the pandemic, women have been doing an average of 35.7 hours of unpaid care work a week. That’s almost 2,000 hours a …
… on gender equality in Europe. From job losses and reduced workinghours to spikes in domestic violence and overwhelmed … for women reduced by 2.2 million across the EU. Women working in retail, accommodation, residential care, domestic …
… and growing field. However, ICT jobs offer favourable working conditions for both women and men, such as flexible workinghours and high salaries. Furthermore, with forecasts showing …