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Economists say that the current pension system, which relies on a shrinking active workforce to pay the pensions of a growing number of retirees, is unsustainable and needs to be reformed. [World [...]

It has decreased since 2019, probably as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. [Eurostat, 16 March 2023.] READ MORE

Madeleine Wallin and Caroline Hoglund from Haro and FEFAF, together with Perrine Bruvier from IFFD presented the Civil Society Declaration on the 30th Anniversary of the International Year of the [...]

We can use this as an opportunity to reimagine a different future, one that values gender equality, women’s participation and women’s leadership. Women must be part of COVID-19 response and [...]

The World Health Organization has launched a new package of measures, the Global Scales for Early Development, to monitor the development of young children at population level up to three years [...]

The government will launch a series of measures in the coming months to reduce the impact of inflation on people’s cost of living, including new workplace family supportive policies, according to [...]

As many of us worked from home during the pandemic, it became evident that things were not particularly equal, even among dual-earner couples. [Adi Gaskell – Forbes, 25 February 2023.] READ MORE

Across the EU countries, the median age ranged from 38.3 years in Cyprus, 38.8 in Ireland and 39.7 in Luxembourg to 48.0 years in Italy, 46.8 in Portugal and 46.1 in Greece. In total, 18 EU [...]

A job that offers autonomy and support for a parent in a child’s first year of life is linked to better cognitive and social outcomes and mental health for that child six years down the road. [...]

According to the United Nations Population Division, the number of persons aged 65 and older is expected to double over the next three decades, reaching 1.6 billion in 2050. [Felix Richter [...]