Differences in patterns of representation of women and men in the labour market, public and political life, unpaid domestic work and caring, and in young women’s and men’s choice of education.
… Despite efforts to improve gender equality, EU labour markets are still characterised by persistent horizontal segregation, whereby workers in particular sectors are … data, only four in ten workers in the EU are employed in a gender-balanced sector, where the workforce comprises at …
… or musculoskeletal conditions [1] . With entrenched gendersegregation in the labour market, women’s over-representation … Finland and Slovenia, there appears to be no significant gender gap. However, women and men may experience burnout …
… to 2019, there was little change between 2018 and 2019. Gendersegregation in education remains a major block to gender equality in the EU. Not only has there been no …
… children, single people and lone parents suffer striking gender inequalities. Lone mothers earn 2.125 PPS [1] less … income inequalities widen, with the result that the gender gap is greatest among older people. Women aged … years in employment because of the motherhood penalty, job segregation, differences in pension systems, and work …
… Achievements in gender equality from 2010 differ considerably across domains … Spain (+ 24.3 points). Between 2018 and 2019, progress on gender balance in decision-making was fast-paced in Spain … in all Member States in 2018, largely because of gendersegregation in employment. Only Malta (+ 1.4 points) and …
… The Gender Equality Index score for the EU-27 is 68.0 points out … is only 4.9 points higher than in 2010 (Figure 1). With gender equality inching forward by only 1 point every … in total since 2010, reflecting the fact that gendersegregation in some fields of study in tertiary education is …
… Main findings The Gender Equality Index score for the EU is 68.0 points out of … in total since 2010. Even that minimal progress on gender equality is threatened by the impact of the COVID-19 … subdomain of participation has slowed, and strong gendersegregation in the labour market continues. This is …
… 2018, when it increased by 0.5 points. The subdomain of segregation and quality of work made even less progress in … 0.5 points overall. Such creeping gains in the area of gendersegregation in the labour force underlines the fragility of gender equality progress and the intractability of the …
… in the work, money and power domains, and is essential for gender equality. Educational attainment continues to steadily … both young women and men, with women now outpacing men. Gendersegregation remains the key challenge in this domain. The …
… is a serious concern for the EU. Underlying causes of gender inequality in the domain of money are diverse and … ‘Domain of work’, and Chapter 5, ‘Domain of time’). Job segregation also contributes to income inequality, as women … than 60 years, and despite a wealth of policies to redress gender inequality of income, women still earn less than men, …
… Gender inequalities in the domain of work remain entrenched … higher levels of underemployment for women, as well as in gendersegregation in the job market and related pay challenges (see …
… COVID-19 crisis threaten to roll back recent progress in gender equality, including an overall trend of upward … had been made in countries with lower levels of gender equality. The regressive consequences of COVID-19 on … equality, and contribute to future disparities: 'Gendersegregation in the labour market has left women …
… harassment [3][4] . Less than half of EU citizens believe gender equality has been achieved at work. Source: … an organisation’s image 94 % of EU citizens believe gender equality is a fundamental right Source: Eurobarometer … European Union Footnotes [1] Torre, M., ‘The flip side of segregation: men in typically female jobs’, London School of …
… and assessment of potential risks, such as algorithmic gender bias and discrimination. AI has been high on the EU … by AI systems (European Commission, 2020d). In the EU gender equality strategy 2020–2025, the Commission reiterated … from the data, thus reinforcing gender bias and segregation (Dastin, 2018). The potential for AI to correct …
… recent policy actions at EU and Member State levels, the gender pay gap persists. In 2018, on average, women’s gross … of factors, including occupational and sectoral segregation, part-time or temporary work, gender stereotypes and norms, difficulties in reconciling …
… other, more stable jobs. These changes can affect gender equality both positively and negatively. On the one … 2019), potentially leading to improvements in the Gender Equality Index domain of work. This is because … in the EU. Many different factors contribute to gendersegregation in the ICT sector (see subsection 9.1.3), …