{"id":1139,"date":"2026-02-27T09:49:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T09:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/care-ability.eu\/why-care-ability-is-essential-for-europes-care-future\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T09:49:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T09:49:42","slug":"why-care-ability-is-essential-for-europes-care-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/care-ability.eu\/sl\/why-care-ability-is-essential-for-europes-care-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Why CARE-ABILITY Is Essential for Europe\u2019s Care Future"},"content":{"rendered":"

CARE-ABILITY strengthens vocational education and skills recognition in Europe\u2019s care sector, addressing workforce shortages and gender inequality.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Introduction<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

CARE-ABILITY was created to respond to the urgent reality of Europe\u2019s care systems. Population ageing, workforce shortages, and persistent gender inequalities are clear issues in\u00a0 the long-term care sector. More specifically, migrant women, who play a crucial role in sustaining these care systems face structural barriers in employment and professional recognition.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In today\u2019s care system, Europe greatly depends on women and informal Work. Approximately 80% of long-term care in Europe is provided by informal carers (Eurocarers, 2025).\u00a0 According to the International Labour Organization (2021),<\/span> 2.36 million people work as domestic workers across Northern, Southern and Western Europe and 89% of them are women. It is clear that care work is essential, yet it is still undervalued and under-recognised. Women especially, suffer from great labour inequalities.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Research consistently shows that migrant women face more barriers than both native-born women and male migrants.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n