{"id":117394,"date":"2022-09-06T10:00:07","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T08:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/?p=117394"},"modified":"2022-09-06T10:39:53","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T08:39:53","slug":"three-steps-forward-towards-an-equal-sharing-of-unpaid-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/en\/three-steps-forward-towards-an-equal-sharing-of-unpaid-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Three steps forward towards an equal sharing of unpaid care"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One-in-three people\u00a0across the EU are unpaid informal carers for family members or friends in need due to health problems and\/or disability.<\/strong><\/p>\n

And that\u2019s just one of the key findings from EIGE\u2019s annual Gender Equality Index report, which this year focuses on the COVID-19 pandemic and care \u2013 published this October 2022.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the kind of stark statistic to stop you in your tracks. That is why we are talking about this now, sooner rather than later. Caring for those we love is fulfilling, but it soon turns into a burden when it is not fairly shared or when good and affordable care systems do not exist\u201d, says EIGE\u2019S Director, Carlien Scheele.<\/p>\n

The report takes a deep dive into three types of care \u2013 childcare, long-term care and housework \u2013 and assesses the pandemic\u2019s impact on what are already pressured areas in life.<\/p>\n

But we are turning a corner now.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe European Commission\u2019s new care strategy will announce EU-level action to strengthen long-term care and early childhood education. Member States need to address the significant gender gaps in unpaid care and provide robust care systems to avoid inequality gaps from widening further,\u201d emphasises Carlien.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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List of top-3 health threats to prepare against<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

With a rich pool of more than 40,000 participants, some of the key results from the survey show that:<\/p>\n