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Category Archives: Family Carers
Synthesis Report “Work-life balance measures for persons of working age with dependent relatives in Europe – A study of national policies
In its 2016 Work Programme, the European Commission announced a ‘new start’ initiative on work-life balance covering both legislative and non-legislative measures. The intention is to review the EU regulatory and policy landscape in this field with a view to … Continue reading
Women domestic workers and carers & Parental Leave Directive reports
By Paola Panzeri During the month of February two important reports, on Women domestic workers and carers in the EU (2015/2094(INI)) and on the application of Parental Leave Directive (2015/2097(INI)) were approved respectively in the FEMM (women’s rights and gender … Continue reading
Reconciliation: a safety net for all families!
In August 2015, the Commission published a “Roadmap” for the initiative ‘A new start to address the challenges of work-life balance faced by working families’ to replace the 2008 Commission proposal to revise the Maternity Leave Directive. The objective for … Continue reading
Posted in #wlbpackage, Care, ERP, Family Carers, Family-friendly, Gender equality, Maternity Leave Directive, Women, Work-Life Balance, Workplace
Tagged consultation, ERP, EU, European Commission, European Reconciliation Package, families, Family-friendly, gender equality, maternity leave Directive, work-life balance, workplace
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COFACE event on transnational families aims at breaking gender and ethnic stereotypes and taboos!
5-6 November 2015 | Families Beyond Borders conference in Sofia, Bulgaria Participants of the training “Designing and implementing your advocacy campaign for transnational families” | Photo © 2015 Ana Pérez On the 5-6 November 2015, COFACE, the Confederation of Family Organisations … Continue reading
Posted in Care, Events, Family Carers, Migration
Tagged badanti, care, care drain, careworker, global care chain, migration, mobility, transnational families
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Reconciling care and work responsibilities is still a pending issue
by Ana Pérez Reconciliation and equality policies are key to guarantee co-responsibility in care work and housework. This is one of the conclusions of the course on new family forms and new values, recently organized by UNAF, the Union of … Continue reading
Posted in #wlbpackage, Care, Demographic challenge, ERP, Family Carers, Gender equality, Single parents, Working parents
Tagged #wlbpackage, care, childcare facilities, Demographic challenge, European Reconciliation Package, Family Carers, flexible working, gender equality, new families, reconciliation, work-life balance
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Migrant care workers need to reconcile too!
Millions of people work as carers for elderly in Europe, many of them are migrants who leave their country and their families behind. Most of them are women and move to become carers and, especially in southern Europe, they live … Continue reading
You don’t need kids to struggle with balance
by Ana Pérez We have all heard the phrases “work-life balance” and “having it all”, but what we don’t hear are the unfiltered, unpretty truth from those in the trenches -what trying to create a balanced life actually looks and … Continue reading
Posted in Family Carers, Work/Life Balance
Tagged childfree, Single parent families, work-life balance
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Calling for measures for improving working time arrangements
by Ana Pérez Today’s increased number of women on the labour market means a different working-life trajectory, departing from the male single breadwinner model. Women face multiple challenges throughout their working life, from caring for small children, to caring for … Continue reading
‘Families in the Crisis’ conference in Athens
29 April, “Families in the Crisis – Finding work-life balance in difficult economic context” conference. Next week we are in Athens, to bring key European policy makers, researchers, family organisations and other stakeholders together to take stock on how the … Continue reading
Posted in Crisis, Events, Family Carers, Gender equality
Tagged crisis, families, Family Carers, gender equality, health, pensions, poverty, work-life balance
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