{"id":2665,"date":"2019-06-12T15:52:41","date_gmt":"2019-06-12T13:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/?post_type=article&p=2665"},"modified":"2019-06-12T15:52:41","modified_gmt":"2019-06-12T13:52:41","slug":"l-ue-tipprovdi-l-assistenza-sabiex-ittejjeb-il-bilanc-bejn-ix-xoghol-u-l-hajja-ghan-nisa-u-l-irgiel","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/article\/l-ue-tipprovdi-l-assistenza-sabiex-ittejjeb-il-bilanc-bejn-ix-xoghol-u-l-hajja-ghan-nisa-u-l-irgiel\/","title":{"rendered":"EU provides assistance to improve work-life balance for women and men"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In\u00a0<\/span>recent years the EU has made it its<\/span>\u00a0mission to reduce gender gaps\u00a0<\/span>across all\u00a0<\/span>Member S<\/span>tates of the EU. As a result of its work<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0it has been successful in reducing the gender employment gap\u00a0<\/span>across Europe\u00a0<\/span>by 11.5%.\u00a0<\/span>Notwithstanding this<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0the gender\u00a0<\/span>pay\u00a0<\/span>gap has remained unchanged at\u00a0<\/span>16.2%. The Commission has identified that\u00a0<\/span>to reduce\u00a0<\/span>this gender gap it is important\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>improve the work-<\/span>life balance.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Through the call for proposals on \u201ccl<\/span>osing gender gaps over the life-<\/span>cycle – work-life balance for women and men – a better sharing of care\u201d funded through the Rights, Equality and Citizenship programme\u201d<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0the EU is funding\u00a0<\/span>activities which:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n