The Shared Care podcast is part of the CAREdiZO campaign for gender equality in caregiving and the workplace. In episode five we talk with Toma Machev about regulations at the European and national level related to caregivers. Listen to the conversation
CARE Driven Innovation for Gender mainstreaming in Home, Micro-Enterprises & Micro-CSOs
Greek podcasts of CAREdiZO
Why are we discussing care at work?
Starting with this central question, the first episode of the CAREdiZO podcasts introduce us to the project, that aims to bridge the gender gap in caring responsibilities and empower small businesses and organisations to adopt equality policies and practices.
Asimina Brouzou, co-founder of the organisation CHALLEDU and BIBLIOCHARISMA and Stella Kasdagli, co-founder of WHEN/inc.lude and author, have a focused conversation on the factors that led the design and initiation of the CAREdiZO project.
What does it mean to care- and why it doesn’t “fit” in our work?
This podcast episode is dedicated to care – a word with many different meanings, especially when it comes to work and daily life. How does the unequal distribution of caregiving responsibilities affect the lives of caregivers? What does it mean for women to be consistently present in the role of informal caregivers, and what is the role of men in this landscape?
Dimitra Gounari, PCI Parent Coach® | Creating Supportive Workplaces for Parents and Pinelopi Theodorakakou, Co-founder of WHEN / inc.lude, discuss about the need to recognise individuals with caregiving responsibilities, the mental and financial burden this role often entails, and why increasing men’s participation is not a luxury, but a prerequisite for equality, sustainability, and prevention.
Work and motherhood: The truth about the second sift
This podcast episode is dedicated address important issues candidly: the guilt, the opportunities, the defining moments, the emotional struggles, the imperfections, and the triumphs experienced by working mothers.
Vasso Pouli, Founder of NVLoc, Director of Sales and Marketing at Sandberg Translation Partners Ltd, and mother of an 11-year-old daughter, engages in a meaningful discussion with Stella Kasdagli, Co-Founder of WHEN / inc.lude, on the intersection of motherhood and professional life, exploring whether -and why- it is possible to “have it all”.
From motherhood to parenthood
This podcast episode explores what does it mean for a father to be present in the care of his child? How naturally does equality at home come, and how much do we ultimately need to negotiate it every day?
Vasilis Tsolis, a working dad and technology consultant and Pinelopi Theodorakakou, Co-founder of WHEN / inc.lude, discuss about about how he experiences his daily involvement in caring for his 8-month-old daughter, his experience with the equal distribution of responsibilities, the comments he often hears, and the reactions of his social circle. What does “meaningful participation” mean for a father? What are the small and big changes that can lead to a fairer, more collaborative, and more humane approach to parenting?
New mom, old mum: Caring for the elderly in our personal and professional lives
Care is usually associated with children and their upbringing. But what happens when this care turns backwards – towards our parents, elderly relatives, patients, or people with disabilities? How do we manage such a demanding period of life when, at the same time, we also have demanding jobs, children, relationships, and personal needs? And how does this affect the way we care and the way we work?
Michalis Bozos, Country Manager at a multinational company in the field of cybersecurity, shares his personal experience of caring for his mother through a long and difficult period. How does caring for our parents, people with disabilities, or loved ones with chronic illness change our lives, our work, and the way we see so many things both within ourselves and around us?
How to overturn traditional roles in caregiving
In this podcast episode Penelope Theodorakakou holds an open discussion with Popi Sevastou and Mina Habip – a couple of women and parents of little Alkis – about how traditional roles around caregiving are changing and how their daily lives are shaped.
They explore their sharing of daily responsibilities, the support they get from their community and network, and the obstacles and stereotypes they face – from legal processes, such as adoption and second parent recognition, to everyday challenges in work and life. Moreover, they talk about empathy, practical issues, and all the small but important changes that make caregiving more fair, equitable, and inclusive for all families.
Towards a movement of CARE
How do gender stereotypes affect mothers of children with disabilities, both in their workplace and in society? And what should the state do to support the caregivers of children with disabilities?
Maria Stoupa, mother of Dimitris, an autistic child with high support needs, and an active member of a parents’ movement that stands for a better quality of life for caregivers of children with disabilities, and Stella Kasdagli, shed light on the lessons of caregiving, the distance the labor market still has to cover in order to truly become inclusive for parents, and the clear-minded perspective of a mother who seeks progress and solutions – not only for her own family but for all people who live by caring and creating.
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?
Katerina Galani, Business Development Manager in the cultural sector and Penelope Theodorakakou, co-founder of WHEN/inc.lude, open a new and very important chapter around caring for employees without caregiving responsibilities in their personal lives. 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.
Do small bussinesses really need policies and procedures
In this podcast episode, Stella Kasdagli talks with Anastasia Chalkidou, Co-Founder and CFO of Quantum Bits (and a valued collaborator of WHEN), about whether small businesses and organizations actually need policies and procedures.
In the conversation, we wonder whether a “good workplace atmosphere” is really enough (probably not), and how -if we decide to put certain things down on paper- we can better support our employees (especially those who also have caregiving responsibilities outside of work).
The Daily Practice of Care at Work: The Example of a Small Organization.
Why does the need for personalized hybrid work models with flexible hours arise, and how can these contribute to the personal growth and development of employees?
In the new episode of WHEN on Topic, Penelope Theodorakakou talks with Anestis Bozoglanian, co-founder of “Child First” (Prota to paidi)—a small organization that demonstrates in practice how care can become a daily choice rather than just a nice idea.
Balance sheet: when you take care of your business (and others)
What are the personal care challenges that founders and owners of small businesses and organizations often, if not always, face? How do these personal challenges affect their own role as leaders of teams that help them carry out the work of entrepreneurship?
Beyond policies: cultivating a culture of care
Can a culture of caregiving exist within businesses and organizations when there are no policies and procedures?
Care as infrastructure – not as privilege
What does it mean to turn care into your profession? What is it like to be a working person whose role involves caregiving for children, parents, and an entire community every day?
Cyprian podcasts of CAREdiZO
Are your responsibilities overwhelming you?
In this episode, Maria Angeli presents the project CAREdiZO.
Is fatherhood changing
How is fatherhood changing in recent years? What does “active father” mean today, and how equally is caregiving actually distributed within the home? Can greater male participation in family life meaningfully contribute to gender equality, or do women still carry the greater burden of caregiving?
Care in old age. Where is the state?
What does it mean to grow up in a society that is aging without adequate care structures? Who ultimately takes on the care of older people, and why does the burden keep falling mainly on families, on women, and on migrant domestic workers?
Does school know how to care.
Care at school, a concept we often overlook. In this episode, Maria Angeli talks with Kalia Loizidou, a school psychologist, about how school can meaningfully care for children.
How is motherhood experienced in contemporary Cyprus?
Does the state listen to mothers? In this episode of We-Pods, Maria Angeli talks with Eliza Patouri, co-founder and Managing Director of the RESET organization, on the occasion of the documentary “Mama.”
Bulgarian podcasts of CAREdiZO
Sharing the Care – presenting the CAREdiZO project
In this episode, Natasha Zarankova presents the project CAREdiZO and its objectives.
Women in rural areas
In this episode, Natasha Zarankova welcomes Rumyana Dzhibova – secretary of the Izgrev community center, village of Banichan, and together they explore how we can create a more equitable sharing of care between men and women especially on small or rural settlements.
Parenting through the prism of gender equality
In this episode, Natasha Zarankova welcomes Aneta Valeva, psychologist and secretary of the Municipal Commission for Combating Antisocial Behavior in Gotse Delchev, and together they discuss an extremely important and increasingly relevant topic – parenting through the prism of gender equality.
The value of care
In this episode, Natasha Zarankova welcomes the psychologist and journalist Valentin Atanasov, and together they talk about care and its value in society.
The Legal Framework of Care
Lithuanian podcasts of CAREdiZO
We Care (Un)Equally: Why Are We Talking About Care?
Welcome to the first episode of We Care (Un)Equally, a new podcast by the Women’s Issues Information Center created as part of the European project Caredizo.
We Care (Un)Equally: Who Takes Care of Care?
In the second episode of “We Care (Un)Equally”, we explore a question that often goes unnoticed: who actually performs unpaid care work, and how does it shape our lives?
We Care (Un)Equally: Why Is Care Work Still Seen as Women’s Responsibility?
Welcome to the third episode of the podcast We Care (Un)Equally. The podcast is produced as part of the EU-funded project Caredizo, which aims to promote gender equality and a more equal distribution of care responsibilities.
We Care (Un)Equally: Young People, Stereotypes and Equal Partnerships
Are younger generations really growing up free from gender stereotypes? Or are some old ideas simply returning in new forms?In the fourth episode of the podcast “We Care (Un)Equally”, host Ieva Šaduikė continues her conversation with Rugilė Zmitrevičiūtė, an expert at the Women’s Issues Information Center, a healthy relationships educator, and a counsellor at a Specialized Comprehensive Assistance Center.We Care (Un)Equally: How Does Unpaid Work Shape Our Future?
Welcome to another episode of the podcast “We Care (Un)Equally”, produced as part of the European Union-funded project Caredizo. When we talk about unpaid work, we often think of childcare and everyday household tasks. However, unpaid work encompasses much more than that – caring for ageing parents, supporting ill family members, assisting people with disabilities, and performing countless essential tasks that often remain invisible.
We Care (Un)Equally: Can Small Organizations Offer Flexibility?
Is it only large companies that can support employees in balancing work and care responsibilities? Or can small organisations also create workplaces where flexibility benefits both employees and employers?
We Care (Un)Equally: Self-Employment or Traditional Employment?
Self-employment is often associated with freedom and flexibility. But what does it really mean to balance work and care responsibilities when you’re responsible not only for your schedule, but also for your income, holidays, and social protection?