During a recent Management Board meeting, we sat with the Chair for a quick-fire tour through gender gaps, political sheroes and giving the floor to the youth… Tackling gender gaps: but where to start? When asked which gender gap she would fix instantly, Helena Valas didn’t miss a beat: “The care gap.” “We have a huge imbalance between paid and unpaid work. Once you fix that – and once men see how much unpaid work women are doing – they will definitely appreciate it more,” she explains. Closing this gap, she adds, would have a ripple effect: “The care gap is the biggest problem. But it’s so…
During a recent Management Board meeting, we sat with the Chair for a quick-fire tour through gender gaps, political sheroes and giving the floor to the youth… Tackling gender gaps: but where to start? When asked which gender gap she would fix instantly, Helena Valas didn’t miss a beat: “The care gap.” “We have a huge imbalance between paid and unpaid work. Once you fix that – and once men see how much unpaid work women are doing – they will definitely appreciate it more,” she explains. Closing this gap, she adds, would have a ripple effect: “The care gap is the biggest problem. But it’s so… Read More
