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).
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?
Cyprian podcasts of CAREdiZO
Are your responsibilities overwhelming you?
In this episode, Maria Angeli presents the project CAREdiZO.
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.