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19 May 2022

Dear all,  
 

It’s been wonderful to see the response and support we've received (and continue to receive) as we kicked off our joint campaign with Menengage Eastern Europe & Central Asia, on #FamilyTeamwork.

Hopefully, these discussions will prompt more families to consider new ways to develop teamwork skills to balance care and work responsibilities, as well as encourage all relevant societal stakeholders to advocate for gender-sensitive and family-first policies that reflect the realities of all family structures.

We have many other exciting things to share with you in the coming weeks, starting with our next Breakfast Bytes on June 21st from 9.30 to 11 am CET where you’ll get to have insights and tips on how to advocate for children with disabilities excluded from formal education.

Stay safe, 

Bettina
Communication Officer
COFACE Families Europe

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New Deal for Families of Today: Easy-to-read version

1 minute reading 
 

Easy-to-read texts are designed to be understood by people with intellectual disabilities. This is important so they can learn new things, make their own choices, know their rights, and stand up for them. In other words, they empower them to take part in society. [...]

  
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Reframing Welfare Index: Can new tools and approaches help us deliver shared prosperity?  

1 minute reading 

Designing welfare policies requires a deep understanding of complex social and economic phenomena. Phenomena that are often hard to be fully captured by conventional economic models and metrics such as Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Over the last years, the academic community has tried to address this issue through the development of a beyond-GDP agenda. 
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Combining innovative methodological tools to approach digital transformations in leisure among children and young people 

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There is a lot of discussion in the common discourse revolving around fears that digital technologies are harming children’s wellbeing. Digigen’s latest working paper presents an innovative multimodal approach to investigating how digital transformation affects children and young people’s free time. [...]
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A Manual for the training and support of carers of people with dementia by COFACE’s Member CEAFA 

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COFACE’s member CEAFA has recently published its manual for the training and support of carers of people with dementia that was developed within the framework of the Spanish Strategy for Neurodegenerative Diseases of the NHS and reviewed by CEAFA. 
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Celebrating Europe on International Day of Families 

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The Bonniconlon local guild of the Irish Countrywomen`s Association (member of COFACE Families Europe) has worked hard to organise a public debate on International Day of Families which focuses on celebrating 50 years of Ireland in the European Union. 
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#FamilyTeamWork – Join the movement and get the conversation started in your family about the equal sharing of caring and household tasks  

2 minutes reading 

Did you know that in the EU, on average almost all employed women (94 %) are involved in at least one unpaid care work activity at least several times a week, compared with 70 % of employed men?

Behind these statistics, hide more dire realities: parental burnout, gender pay gap, pension gap, harmful stereotypes, and their transmission to the next generation. Let’s talk (one bingo at a time) and implement a more equal distribution of unpaid work. A family is a team that should aim to work together for the sake of every member’s time and wellbeing. [...]
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OPINION: Will the revised EU Consumer Credit Directive fully protect vulnerable consumers? 

4 minutes reading

Establishing a safe and fair European consumer credit market needs to be at the heart of the ongoing review of the EU Consumer Credit Directive (CCD), the EU directive designed to provide consumer protection for this market. [...]

  
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© 2022 COFACE Families Europe, All rights reserved.

COFACE Families Europe has been involved for 60 years in building a strong social, inclusive and family-friendly Europe. It brings forward the voice of millions of families (all types, without discrimination), gathering 58 organisations from all over Europe. COFACE Families Europe advocates for strong social policies that take into consideration family needs and guarantee equal opportunities for all families. More: www.coface-eu.org

Contact details:
Director: Elizabeth Gosme: lgosme@coface-eu.org Editor: Bettina Guigui
bguigui@coface-eu.org

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This newsletter has received financial support from the European Union Programme for Employment and Social Innovation "EaSI" (2022-2025).

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