1. 11 th LPR Network seminar Tallinn, 18-19 September 2014 EIGE’s work on Good Practices in the area of Reconciliation Main findings

2. ACHIEVEMENTS 1.12 good practices 2. Policy review (EU and national) 3.Methodological approach to identify and assess good practices on reconciliation 4.Focus on benchmarking, awareness-raising and self-regulation 5.Literature review 6.3 Factsheets on policies, good practices and positive flexibility

3. MAIN CHALLENGES AND GAPS 1.Advancing the availability, affordability and quality of child care and other care services/facilities 2.Designing policies and strategies to challenge traditional gender stereotypes 3.Involving men in care and other unpaid work, with scope for improving EU regulations governing paternity leave and in extending the rights of fathers. 4.Ensuring that the economic crisis does not compromise the progress made in women’s participation in the labour market, the trend towards the dual-earner model and of men’s involvement in family/care responsibilities. 5.Increasing awareness and implementation of reconciliation measures in national and EU policy levels. 6.Ensuring that flexible working arrangement generate positive outcomes in terms of reconciliation and gender equality 7.Increasing the involvement of all relevant stakeholders in the implementation of reconciliation policies. 8.Encouraging the dissemination of good practices on reconciliation across different national contexts

4. KEY FEATURES TO MOVE FORWARD 1.The relevance of social partners and multiple stakeholders; 2.The importance of promoting public and private networking; 3.The importance of involving and targeting SMEs in reconciliation projects. 4.The need to improve the availability of public resources and to build self-financing wherever possible. 5.The need to invest in well-targeted awareness-raising initiatives. 6.The need to improve monitoring and evaluation; 7.The importance of carrying out researches and study and collect sex disaggregated data, as baseline information for policies. 8.The relevance of learning from good experiences and transferring practices to change working culture. 9.The importance of investing in training, counselling and coaching to strengthen the potential for change in traditional assumptions, attitudes and behaviours. 10.The need to target men in all reconciliation projects and initiatives, as part of a strategic orientation towards gender equality.

5. Self-regulation Parental leave company workshopsAustria Project MoreGermany 24-hour Service ChildcareDenmark Halcom Family-friendly EnterpriseSlovenia Awareness-raising Four Walls, Four Hands”, CampaignAustria Managing Reconciliation of Work and FamilyGermany A Hug from DaddyDenmark Sharing Work-life Responsibilities (NISTA)Malta Occupation Dad – I like itPoland Benchmarking Family/Employee-Friendly Company CompetitionEstonia Family Audit CertificationItaly Equality MarkMalta Think Act ReportUK

6. http://eige.europa.eu/content/activities/gender-mainstreaming-methods-and- tools http://eige.europa.eu/good-practices

7. Thanks Contacts Maurizio Mosca – EIGE’s work on Good Practices Maurizio.Mosca@eige.europa.eu