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Episode 13
8 March 2023

The work-life challenges of women and men

In this episode of Eurofound Talks, recorded for International Women's Day 2023, Mary McCaughey speaks with Eurofound Working Life researchers Jorge Cabrita and Viginta Ivaškaitė-Tamošiūnė about how, when paid and unpaid work are combined, women do eight full-time weeks more work than men per year, and the broader implications of this for society. They also discuss how indicators of work-life balance and work-life conflict differ for women and men, as well as the policy action that can be taken to improve gender equality in Europe.

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Mary McCaughey

Head of Unit
Information and Communication

Mary McCaughey on Eurofoundi teabe- ja kommunikatsioonijuht. Lõpetanud Dublini Trinity kolledži ja Brugge Euroopa Kolledži ning alustas tööd Brüsselis Europoliticsis ja Wall Street Journal Europe'is. Ta töötas Lõuna-Aafrikas Euroopa Parlamendi liikmete Aafrika Assotsiatsioonis (AWEPA) riigi üleminekul demokraatiale ning 1998. aastal asus ta tööle Euroopa Liidu Pretorias asuva delegatsiooni pressiesindajana, juhtides selle pressi- ja teabeosakonda ELi ja Lõuna-Aafrika vabakaubanduslepingu läbirääkimiste ajal. Pärast Kosovo sõja lõppu töötas ta kommunikatsioonikonsultandina Euroopa Ülesehitusagentuuris Serbias. Ta asus Eurofoundi peatoimetaja ametikohale 2003. aastal.

Jorge Cabrita

Senior research manager
Working life research

Jorge Cabrita is a senior research manager in the Working Life unit. He is responsible for formulating, coordinating and managing European-wide research, and promoting the dissemination of findings in the areas of working conditions and industrial relations. His main research areas of interest include working conditions and job quality, working time and work–life balance, workers’ health and well-being, gender equality and the socioeconomic impacts of the transition to a climate-neutral economy. He is currently leading research on working time developments and on social dialogue and collective bargaining during the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously, he worked as a researcher at the Centre for Studies for Social Intervention and at the Research Centre on the Portuguese Economy of the Lisbon School of Economics, and as a trainer and consultant in the areas of strategic management, organisational communication, leadership and team building. He holds a BSc in Economics and an MSc in Socio-Organisational Systems of Economic Activity from the Lisbon School of Economics.

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