Policy Brief

27/10/2021

In this second article of the FEPS-FES Care4Care Policy Brief Series, Dr. Janna Besamusca and Dr. Mara Yerkes (Utrecht University) outline why part-time work (PTW) is inextricably linked to care and to gender.

Whilst the pandemic has only contributed to increasing the already existing inequalities associated with it, the authors offer a more nuanced picture of part-time workers’ profile whilst addressing the socio-economic risks and opportunities this type of employment presents.

Drawing on the EU context, this policy brief concludes by outlining a set of policy measures to ensure that PTW is not synonymous with precarious and gender unequal work in a post-pandemic perspective.

Read the Policy Brief

ℹ️ “Part-time Work: Risk or Opportunity?” is the second article of a new Care4Care Policy Brief Series by FEPS and FES. It is produced in the framework of the long-standing commitment of FEPS on the issue of care, the Care4Care project.

Related publications
07/09/2022

The structure of care work and inequalities among care workers

Care4Care series
07/09/2022

Defining Care: conceptualisations and particularities

Care4Care series
07/09/2022

Recognising and rewarding care work: the role of public policies

Care4Care series
06/10/2021

Vital Yet Vulnerable: Europe’s Intra-EU Migrant Caregivers

Care4Care series
04/03/2021

Towards a fairer, care-focused Europe

Care4Care series
Find all related publications
Publications
28/03/2023

Back to the Dark Ages?

Q-commerce, rapid retail and the changing landscape of retail work
28/03/2023

Getting the goods

Trade unions and strategy in the quick-commerce sector
08/03/2023

Abortion in the European Union

Actors, issues and discourse
08/03/2023

The European Care Strategy

A chance to ensure inclusive care for all?
Find all related events
Events
Upcoming
04/05/2023
Online

Climate and gender

'Climate mainstreaming: Breaking down the silos' series
Past
30/03/2023
Berlin, Germany (Expert meeting)

Security at work in an uncertain world

FEPS and Progressive Britain roundtable on the future of work
28/03/2023
FEPS HQ (Hybrid)

Dark stores: Back to the Dark Ages?

Launch event of policy study into the q-commerce sector
Find all related news
News
20/02/2023

When will European women start earning the same as men?

Spoiler alert: that day hasn’t arrived yet
10/05/2022

Call to participants: Training Days for Social Business

Switzerland, September 3rd 2022
03/03/2022

EU Care Atlas: how care deficits impact the gender earnings gap

While the attention is often focused on the gender pay gap (which averages 13% in […]
02/12/2021

FEPS Joins the Brussels Binder Think Tank Network

The Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) and the Brussels Binder commit to strengthening their […]
Find all related in the media
In the media

‘No one is unemployable’: the French social experiment

by EUobserver 21/03/2023
EUobserver article on unemployment in the EU with a mention to FEPS' policy brief 'A Job Guarantee for Europe.'

EU musí řešit ekonomické problémy spolu s těmi sociálními, shodli se experti

by Euractiv 14/12/2022
Euractiv article on the Call to Europe conference, in Prague: 'The EU must tackle economic and social problems together'

‘Wave of poverty’ expected to hit Brussels in winter, says social welfare expert

by Euronews 08/09/2022

Pay transparency can help close the gender pay gap but at what cost?

by Euronews 31/08/2022