Transcript Ms. Muriel Bissieres

Barcelona targets : where do we
stand?
Main findings of the European Commission
report
Muriel Bissières,
Gender Equality Unit, DG Justice
29 April 2013, Dublin
Barcelona targets : where do we
stand?
1. Context / why achieving the Barcelona targets?
2. State of play
3. EU action to support the achievement of the
Barcelona targets
1 Context
• 2002 European council in Barcelona
 Provide childcare for 33% of children up to 3 and
90% of children from 3 to compulsory school age by
2010
• European pact for gender equality
2011-2020  renewed commitment
Why achieving the
Barcelona targets?
To reach EU2020 goals
• Employment
• Poverty
• School drop out
To reach gender equality
Relation between the employment rates of women 20-49
with youngest child below 6 years old and share of children
in formal childcare (2010)
Source: EU-SILC and Labour Force Survey
Relation between the gender pay gap and share of children
in formal childcare (2008)
Gender pay gap age 30-34 %
R² = 0.5641
30
SVK
25
JPN
AUT
CZE
FIN
20
DEU
CAN
KOR
USA
15
AUS
GBR
DNK
NOR
10
IRL
NZL
BEL
5
0
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Enrolment rates of children aged 0-2 in formal care, 2008
Source: OECD Family Database 2012; OECD Database on Earnings Distribution.
%
2 State of Play
Proportion of children up to 3 years cared for by formal
arrangements 2010
90
80
30h and more
70
1 to 29 h
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Source: Eurostat – EU-SILC 2010 - 2011
Proportion of children from 3 years to mandatory school age
cared for by formal arrangements 2010
120
100
30h and more
from 1 to 29h
80
60
40
20
0
Source: Eurostat – EU-SILC 2010 - 2011
Around one quarter of women working part-time or inactive
due to care responsibilities (15-64 y) declare they can’t work
more because of unsuitable childcare facilities
60
50
Women with children up to 3 years
40
Women with children from 3 years of age
to mandatory school age
30
20
10
0
Barriers preventing parents from using childcare services
Figure refers to EU-27 (without DK and SE) women 15-64 not working or working part-time for
reasons linked with childcare.
Source: EU-LFS 2010 AHM
Components of net childcare costs in 2008 for dual-earner
couple family
Source: OECD (2011), Doing Better for Families, Figure 4.A2.1 A.
Notes: *Where the partner earns the average wage and the female partner earns 50% of the average wage.
Formal care use by income quintiles, households with a child
<3 year, 2010
th
80
5 income quintile (richest)
rd
3 income quintile
st
1 income quintile (poorest)
60
40
20
FR
CH
NL
BE
UK
LU
IE
FI
PT
EU-27
NO
ES
MT
BG
CY
IT
HU
LT
RO
HR
EL
PL
LV
DE
CZ
AT
SK
EE
SI
IS
DK
SE
0
th
st
Note: Countries sorted by the size of the difference between the 5 and 1 quintile
Source: EU-SILC 2010
Working conditions in the sector remain fragile
• Many unqualified people are still working in the
area
• In most countries high turnover because of
part-time or atypical hours is common
• The sector is characterized by a predominantly
female workforce
Parents need to combine different solutions
Less than 3 years
60
40
LT
NO
FI
SE
DK
BG
LV
SE
FI
NO
DK
BG
DE
LV
BE
FR
ES
HU
EU-27
HR
IE
MT
IT
SK
EE
IS
PL
GB
AT
LU
CZ
SI
CH
CY
PT
RO
0
GR
20
NL
% of children
in informal care
2010
3 years to minimum compulsory school age
60
40
From 1 to 29 hours
Source: Eurostat, ilc_caindother, date of extraction: November 28, 2012
IS
ES
DE
HU
LT
FR
EU-27
IE
MT
PL
BE
EE
IT
SK
PT
AT
CY
LU
GB
CZ
HR
GR
NL
CH
RO
0
SI
20
30 hours or over
3 EU Support
Reconciliation between work and
private life, a global
approach :
affordable and high
quality care services
adequate familyrelated leave
Young children
♀
flexible work
arrangements
Children in schoolage
Elderly /
dependant
relative
♂
LEGISLATION
• Revised parental leave
directive
• Maternity leave directive
• Working time directive
FUNDS
• Use of the Structural Funds to develop childcare
facilities
SOFT LAW
• Member States' performances on
childcare / monitoring the
Barcelona targets.
• Country-specific
recommendations on work-life
balance policies
OTHER ACTIONS
• Study on the role of men, out-of
school care services, elderly care
• Production of statistical report on
reconciling work and private life
• Exchange of good practices on flexible
working time arrangements and on
childcare
OTHER ACTIONS
• European quality framework for ECEC
• Evaluation of legislation, policy and
practice on child participation
• Thank you !