It’s never too late to reinvent yourself. Take it from Paul Tasner – after working continuously for other people for 40 years, he founded his own start-up at age 66, pairing his idea for a business with his experience and…
Wibke wirre Welt is an educational game created by the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung. It takes the player to a video scenario, where he/she gets to manipulate the title character in becoming an ever-more extreme believer in conspiracy theories, while…
Are you having your first job interview after a longer break from, work (e.g. due to caregiving)? This post is dedicated to you! We provide you some tips to prepare your job interview, meeting your personal and familiar needs.…
Most German media have nowadays launched their own factchecking services. Here are some of the main ones: CORRECTIV – Recherchen für die Gesellschaft Faktenchecks der Deutschen Presseagentur mimikama – Verein zur Aufklärung von Internetmissbrauch – The initiative…
A new study from Ireland pours more light onto the strategies family career use to reconcile their professional and caring responsibilities. Despite the value placed on work by family carers, if it comes to choosing between the roles of…
Did you know? Many people over 50 feel starting an own business can be challenging. However, there are some unique factors that make older entrepreneurs some of the most successful ones. Read more here: Older Founders: 5 Reasons Why 50-Something…
The World Health Organisation recently published a factsheet on the impact of care on carers’ health and well-being. Some of the highlights include: Most long-term care in Europe is provided by unpaid informal caregivers Women are overrepresented among caregivers…
What if we considered informal care as a work experience that provides many opportunities to acquire job relevant skills and transfer them to the future job? This article published on Forbes focuses on key skills that informal carers are…
Informal carers who have to combine caregiving with paid work often face income losses or have to leave the labour market entirely. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the situation worsened and informal carers were even more at risk of poverty…
Unpaid informal care has formed the invisible backbone of our society. There are about 100 million family carers providing about 80% of care across Europe. Without them our health and social systems would crumble but they are still far…