Eurofound Talks
Eurofound Talks
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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 je vedúcou oddelenia informácií a komunikácie v nadácii Eurofound. Absolventka Trinity College v Dubline a College of Europe v Bruggách začala pracovať v Bruseli pre Europolitics a Wall Street Journal Europe. Počas prechodu krajiny k demokracii spolupracovala so Združením poslancov Európskeho parlamentu s Afrikou (AWEPA) v Južnej Afrike a v roku 1998 nastúpila na post hovorkyne delegácie Európskej únie v Pretórii, kde viedla jej tlačové a informačné oddelenie počas rokovaní o dohode o voľnom obchode medzi EÚ a Južnou Afrikou. Po skončení vojny v Kosove pracovala ako komunikačná konzultantka pre Európsku agentúru pre obnovu v Srbsku. V roku 2003 nastúpila na post šéfredaktorky nadácie Eurofound.

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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