WHEN on Topic: Caring for employees without caregiving responsibilities

WHEN on Topic: Caring for employees without caregiving responsibilities

Discussions around work and caregiving often focus on parents or caregivers of children and/or adults. But what does care mean for those without children or other typical caregiving duties? What can employers do to learn what is important and how they can manage to care for these individuals?

In the 8th episode of WHEN On Topic, Penelope Theodorakakou, co-founder of WHEN/inc.lude, discusses with Katerina Galani, Business Development Manager in the cultural sector, and opens a new and very important chapter around caring for employees without caregiving responsibilities in their personal lives.

The conversation with Katerina presents the stereotypes that this particular category of employees encounters and the pressures they face, and at the same time highlights the ways in which companies can cultivate a more supportive and safe workplace, adopting practices of equality and inclusion.

In the 8th episode of the WHEN on Topic series, which is implemented within the framework of the CAREdiZO project, we ask ourselves:

• Should those who do not have children bear more responsibilities in their workplace? Should they necessarily pursue a career and money, and make extra effort at their work?
• What would be useful for employers to do to be informed about the needs of these employees and be able to take care of them appropriately? Is open dialogue helpful in this direction?
• How can companies and organizations maintain the balance between employees with and without caregiving responsibilities, when they are in the same work environment?
• What needs to change in relation to care, in general, in the workplace environment? What do employees need most?

An episode full of thinking, new ideas, interesting suggestions and keywords that show us the path that employers and organizations in general can follow, to create a truly fair and inclusive work environment for all.

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The CAREdiZO project is implemented in the framework of the European Commission’s CERV Programme, as a cooperation among the  following organisations: Challedu (Greece), WHEN (Greece), MOTERU INFORMACIJOS CENTRAS (Lithuania), NATSIONALNA MREZHA ZA BIZNES RAZVITIE (Bulgaria), Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies (Cyprus). The project is funded by the European Union. The views and opinions expressed are, nonetheless, solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Commission-EU. Neither the European Union nor the European Commission is responsible for them. Project code: 101191047 – CAREdiZO – CERV-2024-GE.