… carers. Women are twice as likely to spend at least 5 hours a day on childcare and/or Long term care per day than … in hand with lower employment opportunities, reduced work hours and lower income. And this cost is much higher for … trend. Mothers are under heavier pressure to adjust their working lives for care demands to the detriment of job …
… men – specifically, twice as many women spend at least 5 hours every day caring for children than men. Women and men … being addressed. Promoting better work-life balance among working carers are key policy priorities established in the … men being given an equal shot at balancing their home and working lives in practice. Only then can we expect meaningful …
… who are predominantly women, to fit work in around school hours, potentially increasing their participation in the … work because it is often performed outside the regular working day , though more often by men than by women. As many … often or always work nights and/or weekends. Flexible working can be particularly important for women and men who …
… with childcare responsibilities when compared to the adult working population (in EU countries 47% of working women and 53% of men have caring responsibilities). … 24% and 22% respectively mentioned unpredictable workinghours as a disadvantage. This was mentioned by both women and …
… own hands. Let me put this into context. Let us say I am working at a company. I live with my husband and two small … leave, and my company did not offer me flexibility in my working schedule. Due to these circumstances, I take two long … that on average, women across the EU have carried out 36 hours of unpaid work a week. This is 2,000 hours a year. …
… management. Do not forget to include gender experts working in the organisation, who can provide valuable … motive (sick leave, care leave, etc.); numbers of training hours/credits attended/received by women and men in general … give you a better understanding of the status quo in your working environment and which topics you need to address. You …
… Equality of opportunity and treatment in work, employment, working conditions and further training is regulated by the … take measures, monitor/evaluate) within five areas: Working conditions; Provisions and practices in respect of … resources based on position (i.e. a fixed share of workinghours allocated to “research time”). As 70 % of the …
… motive (sick leave, care leave etc.); numbers of training hours/credits attended/received by women and men; numbers of … culture. This can be measured in terms of changing working conditions, but also verbal and non-verbal … stronger pluri-disciplinarity in research; and improved working conditions in general. All of this may be uncovered …