From childcare to long-term care, gaps in formal services leave families to fill the space – where women shoulder much of the responsibility compared to men. EIGE’s new research shows why investing in care across a life course is a question of gender equality, as well as Europe’s resilience and competitiveness. Care begins long before we can remember needing it. For many of us, it returns later in life. And in the decades in between, most people will provide it as well as receive it at the same time. And in terms of who provides more care, the balance still skews heavily towards women…
From childcare to long-term care, gaps in formal services leave families to fill the space – where women shoulder much of the responsibility compared to men. EIGE’s new research shows why investing in care across a life course is a question of gender equality, as well as Europe’s resilience and competitiveness. Care begins long before we can remember needing it. For many of us, it returns later in life. And in the decades in between, most people will provide it as well as receive it at the same time. And in terms of who provides more care, the balance still skews heavily towards women… Read More
