MEHE KODU ON MAAILM, NAISE MAAILM ON KODU? - Tartu Ãlikool
MEHE KODU ON MAAILM, NAISE MAAILM ON KODU? - Tartu Ãlikool
MEHE KODU ON MAAILM, NAISE MAAILM ON KODU? - Tartu Ãlikool
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SAATESÕNA PREFACE<br />
PREFACE<br />
Overview of the Republic of Estonia Gender Equality Act a sets out that democratic organisation of<br />
life not only means but also presumes equality between males and females in all areas of life. In<br />
addition to the equal rights, gender equality also implies equal obligations and liability as well as<br />
equal opportunities for all persons irrespective of their gender. In our daily life we recognise that it<br />
is still not so. Time Use Surveys have shown that women deal with household care on a daily<br />
basis much more than men. In Estonia, women, a predominant share of who are employed, carry<br />
a redoubled burden in household works, which significantly reduces women’s opportunity for selfrealization<br />
in the society. At the same time, it should be acknowledged that women receive<br />
remarkably lower remuneration than men for paid labour and, in Europe we position in the<br />
forefront in terms of wage gap.<br />
Women and men both wish to have opportunities to spend time together with their children and<br />
achieve as much as possible in their profession. In regard to reconciliation between work and<br />
family life, we mainly talk about three problematic spheres – paid labour, childcare and division of<br />
household care – which are tried to be combined. In order to cope as a parent, partner in life and<br />
as an employee, domestic obligations should be distributed between parents in a fair way. The<br />
collection of articles analyses aspects of combining work and family life as well as access to and<br />
use of childcare services. Estonia can be observed in comparison with other Member States,<br />
which provides a good overview of the conditions we are in and of the major bottlenecks<br />
encountered first and foremost in Estonian society.<br />
The publication gives and overview of the shaping of women’s and mens’ road to education as<br />
well as of their health behaviour. An important aspect is the amount of leisure time and its use by<br />
females and males: whether it is spent by passively watching TV at home or by actively visiting<br />
cultural institutions.<br />
Articles on various topics, twisted together, provide an overview of the positions of females and<br />
males in the society. Can we also confirm the raised question: man’s home is the world, woman’s<br />
world is her home?<br />
Enjoy the reading!<br />
Urve Kask<br />
Head of Population and Social Statistics Department<br />
a Naised & mehed: võrdsed õigused, võrdne vastutus: ülevaade soolise võrdõiguslikkuse seadusest. (2010).<br />
Sotsiaalministeerium. <strong>Tartu</strong>: Atlex.<br />
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<strong>MEHE</strong> <strong>KODU</strong> <strong>ON</strong> <strong>MAAILM</strong>, <strong>NAISE</strong> <strong>MAAILM</strong> <strong>ON</strong> <strong>KODU</strong>? MAN’S HOME IS THE WORLD, WOMAN’S WORLD IS HER HOME?