… Good afternoon members of the FEMM Committee. Thank you for having me here to share the European Institute for Gender Equality’s 2023 Index results. Let me start off on … load. And the effect is particularly strong for mothers of children below 6 years. Among those who don’t use childcare …
… get things done over an 8-9 hour period – or perhaps more for some of us. Then you reverse the process: You’re back on … 34 million Europeans are unable to afford to keep their homes warm. And that’s what we know from 2018. Imagine now, … to pay a bill. I have heard of single mothers asking their children to stay in libraries to do their homework until …
… pandemic’s parameters have eased, the occasion was calling for us to bring EU institutions, Member States as well as EU … All of a sudden, our worlds were turned upside down. Our homes became a one-stop-shop to eat, sleep, work and … younger and older women, single parents with dependent children, and women from migrant communities or other …
… interconnections between changes in unpaid and paid work for women and men during the pandemic, the role of government … to- and distribution of- paid work and unpaid care (children/grandchildren, older people, or people with … women and men doing this amount of childcare for this age group ranges from 7 percentage points in Belgium to 30 …
… how the generation of tomorrow can be better equipped for the future at the Europe of Tomorrow conference in Prague … you all today. In person, no less. Let’s not take that for granted! I would like to begin by stating the … of lockdown. You have a family of two parents and three children in the living room of their two-bedroom apartment. …
… Does Artificial Intelligence help or hinder the fight for gender equality? EIGE’s Director Carlien Scheele delved … research on AI during a webinar held by the S&D Working Group on Artificial Intelligence and Gender Equality on 30 … more men being paid to take care of children and people’s homes can help chip away at stereotypes about women’s and …
… EIGE's Director Carlien Scheele delivered this speech for the press at EIGE's Gender Equality Index 2020 conference on 29 October 2020. Thank you all for joining today. I’d like to start by saying a few words … were often spending more time at home looking after their children. However, women and especially lone mothers still …
… this speech at an event titled Gender Equality As a Driver for Recovery, organised by the Portuguese Presidency of the … but not remunerated. As the workplace moved into people’s homes, time spent on cooking and housework increased for both … of people working from home are higher in households with children and particularly among lone parents, suggesting that …
… speech was part of a panel discussion titled "What role for the EU?". The EU’s founding treaty includes a commitment … women are often taking care of their parents, as well as children. Our data shows that the gender pay gap actually … probably begin to see some patterns: Is there a certain group whose pay consistently stagnates after becoming …
… gender equality in society. They create opportunities for people to be involved in education, employment and … of time (‘Could not take time because of work, care forchildren or for others’) and waiting times. In the case of … the EU, households at the bottom of the income ladder, a group among which women and lone mothers are …
… homeless women and victims of trafficking, among others. For instance, lockdown and ‘stay-at-home’ orders exacerbate … that put older women at particular risk of violence, for example loneliness, anxiety, depression, the financial … institutions (EIGE, 2021a). For many women and their children, the lack of immediate, specialised and long-term …
… Main findings The Gender Equality Index score for the EU is 68.0 points out of 100 [1] . This is an … (p.p.), is between women and men taking unpaid care of children, followed by a 21 p.p. gap between foreign-born … Incidents were most likely to take place in women’s own homes (37 %) and to be perpetrated by a family member or a …
… in the work, money and power domains, and is essential for gender equality. Educational attainment continues to … now critical in an increasingly digitalised economy and for recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The European Pillar … lacked the digital skills or time needed to help their children. Adding to these barriers is the fact that the …