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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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Intervenants
Mary McCaughey
Head of UnitMary McCaughey est responsable de l’information et de la communication à Eurofound. Diplômée du Trinity College de Dublin et du Collège d’Europe de Bruges, elle a commencé à travailler à Bruxelles avec Europolitics et le Wall Street Journal Europe. Elle a travaillé avec l’Association des parlementaires européens avec l’Afrique (AWEPA) en Afrique du Sud pendant la transition du pays vers la démocratie, et en 1998, elle a pris le poste de porte-parole de la délégation de l’Union européenne à Pretoria, à la tête de son service de presse et d’information lors de la négociation de l’accord de libre-échange UE-Afrique du Sud. Après la fin de la guerre du Kosovo, elle a travaillé comme consultante en communication pour l’Agence européenne pour la reconstruction en Serbie. En 2003, elle a pris le poste de rédactrice en chef d’Eurofound.
Jorge Cabrita
Senior research managerJorge 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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