… This section analyses the differences in participation of women and men in two quite different types of job … This section looks in particular at the job prospects of women and men in the ICT sector, in view of the high demand … insider.com/uber-announces-layoffs-3700-job-cuts-14-percent-employees-coronavirus-2020-5 , …
… 10 workplaces in the EU (European Commission, 2016b). Yet women continue to use some digital technologies less … Figure 41. Use of ICT at work and activities performed by women and men (aged 16–74) in the EU (%), 2018 Earlier … key decision-making positions. Footnotes [1] Percentage of employees and self-employed people who used the internet …
… acquisition across different sectors in order to provide women and men of all ages with opportunities to advance. The … of the mechanisms put in place by the Commission to assess women’s inclusion in digital jobs, careers and … and preconceptions’ continue to create obstacles for women and girls (European Commission, 2019j). These findings …
… men are more likely to die from COVID-19 than infected women (BMJ Global Health, 2020). A similar trend was seen in … other social factors (Gebhard et al., 2020). For example, women participate less in the labour market, but they work as … and social care. A study of eight countries found that women are more likely to see COVID-19 as a very serious …
… good health and healthcare are not enjoyed equally by all women and men. Age, education, migration status, family … health than other groups. For instance, 80 % of lesbian women and 84 % of gay men report good or very good health, on … among the most disadvantaged groups. While only 20 % of women with disabilities report having good or very good …
… carried out outside the home, the participation of working women and men is extremely low in some countries and varies … activities [3] reveals important inequalities in how women and men in the EU combine work with other aspects of … workers mirrors the gap in physical activity between young women and men (19 p.p.), covered by the domain of health [4] …
… and care responsibilities. This is particularly true for women with children, who are still expected to shoulder a … 2020e). Gaps in care services disproportionately affect women as care recipients, as more women than men are dependent on long-term care, and also as …
… or social exclusion. Since then, the total number of women and men at risk of poverty or social exclusion has … achieved them [1] . Across the EU, the difference between women and men at risk of poverty is 1.9 p.p., to the detriment of women, and has not improved since 2010. Given that incomes …
… growing from 69 % in 2010 to 73 % in 2018 (Figure 7). Both women’s and men’s employment rates grew, to 67 % and 79 % , … that men have already met the EU employment target but women have not. It feels optimistic to expect the employment … in 2018, compared with 13 p.p. in 2010. The share of women working part-time continues to be much higher than the …
… situation seems particularly dire for less educated women, where massive gender inequality is coupled with an FTE … poverty and social exclusion (EIGE, 2020a). Many migrant women tend to work as domestic workers, often under informal … on their own income to provide for their children, and women in particular are prone to be in precarious employment. …
… driven by increases in the labour market participation of women. Since 2010, the Index participation score has … working life have reduced slightly. For example, in 2010 women’s FTE employment rate was 17.6 p.p. lower than men’s, … employment rate and the duration of working life for both women and men. For example, between 2010 and 2018 the FTE …
… Women’s economic empowerment is central to realising women’s rights and gender equality. Investing in women’s economic independence enables more inclusive economic …
… gender inequalities (EIGE, 2020a). The employment rate of women is still significantly below that of men [1] . The labour market remains heavily gender segregated, and women tend to be found more often in temporary, part-time or … particularly dire consequences for vulnerable groups of women, including younger and older cohorts, lone mothers with …