… Scheele delivered this at an event of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) titled We are … men, doctors, nurses, carers, scientists, teachers, shop workers, cleaners…I don’t need to go on. Overwhelmingly, we … achieve this, EIGE is calling for a European Strategy on Social Care to ensure that the right to receive care, which …
… Let’s start with the obvious. The rights of domestic workers and the quality of their jobs are gender equality … In the EU, 95 % of domestic cleaners and helpers are women. When it comes to those who provide professional care … workers not protected by labour laws, nor eligible for social security. Many domestic workers come from a different …
… by persistent horizontal segregation, whereby workers in particular sectors are predominantly women or men. According to 2020 data, only four in ten … Platform for Change, launched by the European Economic and Social Committee and the European Commission in 2017, aims to …
… health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being in all matters relating to the reproductive … of the ICPD in Cairo and the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing (1995), governments and advocates have … can experience limited access to maternal care. Foreign workers’ visa status also determines their access to SRHR. In …
… in maintaining good health. It is considered an important social determinant of health (WHO, 2019e). In the EU context, … different everyday life activities [1] . The respondents, women and men alike, ranked health services as the most … involves social interactions between patients and health workers in which societal power relations shape patients’ …
… unpaid care during the COVID-19 crisis – particularly by women – has put a spotlight on long-standing gender … external care services from professional providers and social networks such as grandparents, friends and neighbours … Although an overwhelming majority of EU healthcare workers are women, men dominate leadership positions in the …
… Gender inequalities in health The conditions in which women and men live, work and spend their time affect their … and mental health through working conditions, income and social status, while gender-biased health research and … in some frontline professions. Vulnerable workers, such as migrant women or women in precarious jobs, …
… toll on human health and lives has grown, the intertwined social, economic and health dimensions of our lives have come … outcomes. As reasons for unequal health outcomes between women and men vary, this chapter examines the role of social … According to EU-OSHA (2019), three out of every five workers in the EU report musculoskeletal complaints, with …
… of employment and higher levels of underemployment for women, as well as in gender segregation in the job market and … at home, such as resistance from employers or co-workers. Focusing on 2019 for this analysis is important to … lives, work also impacts well-being and health through social, physical and psychosocial hazards, including the risk …
… Janez Cigler Kralj , Minister of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, Slovenia Hans Henri … the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on different groups of women and men, and discuss how we can make the most of the … Opportunities, Slovenia. He is also the head of the NSi Workers' Association, an organisational unit within the NSi …
… The social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 crisis threaten … 2010 and 2018. This domain covers the representation of women and men in a range of the highest decision-making … greater equality is achieved in both paid and unpaid work. Workers in the care sector, who are mostly women and proved …
… Montenegro, gender equality means equal opportunities for women and men to contribute to cultural, political, economic and social progress, as well as identical opportunities to … from municipalities, the civil sector, youth workers, the police, health, education and other relevant …