EIGE

Consequences of care responsibilities on working life/career care_wlb_work

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Base information

Source type:
Data collected by EIGE
Source organisation:
European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)
Source organisation URL:
https://eige.europa.eu/
Source activity:
Survey of gender gaps in unpaid care, individual and social activities
Source reference:
Computed using microdata from EIGE's 2024 Survey of gender gaps in unpaid care, individual and social activities
Data type:
Survey data
Harmonised:
Harmonised at EU level
Time format:
Years
Imported on:
12.05.2026
Number of values:
1092

Years

2024

Keywords

Keywords:
career, career prospects, work

sex Sex

Code Value
W Women
M Men
T Total

implications Implications to worklife/career

Code Value
REDUCE_WORK Had to reduce working hours
INCR_WORK Had to increase working hours
CHANGE_SCHED Had to change working schedule
STOP_WORK Had to stop working
EXTRA_JOB Had to take on an additional job
LESS_TIME_ltcER Could not dedicate as much time as desired to career or studies
ONLY_OCC_WORK Can/could work only occasionally
OUT_OF_WORK Had to take extended periods out of work
EXT_ltc Had to arrange external care support/ hire staff to be able to work
FLEX_WORK Obtained flexible working arrangements to reconcile work and care duties
CHANGE_JOBS Had to change jobs to better reconcile work with care duties
OTHER Had experienced other consequences on working life or career
NONE No consequences for working life or career