… mean to be financially independent throughout the course of one’s adult life? We needed a richer definition and that’s … to not only grasp income but also wealth and the dynamics of power and control within households”, says EIGE Director … impact of hourly earnings, the monthly average of paid hours and employment rate. On average, 7 % of women indicate …
… participation in its fastest-growing sector? Ahead of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on 11 February, let’s take a … of women with children under 12 years old spend at least 5 hours per day on childcare, compared to 26 % of men, EIGE’s …
… As part of EIGE’s ongoing support to the FEMM Committee, Director … Back in 2020, our lives changed dramatically. All of a sudden, our worlds were turned upside down. Our homes … like the war in Ukraine, the rising energy prices and then of course the rising cost of living as a result. For the …
… equality is a fundamental right recognised by the Treaty of Rome in 1957 as well as by the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. The promotion of gender equality is therefore not only essential from a …
… name and password, click Register in the top right corner of the screen. Enjoy the discussion! … Council decided to set targets for the availability of childcare facilities: “Member States should remove … account for the main reason women work far longer hours than men. As a result, this limits women’s prospects to …
… the labour market, including women tending to work fewer hours and in more precarious employment, then Europe faces an … This recognises that today’s gender pay gap reflects a sum of intersecting inequalities. “ Our youth policy brief … in lower-level and lower-paid jobs; They work more hours, accounting combined paid and unpaid work; They take …
… equality and equal opportunities for women and men. As of September 2021, however, it has not adopted any … equality issues through the constitutional principles of equality and non-discrimination. Promoting equality … professional and personal life (e.g. flexible working hours), gender analysis of the utilisation of leave, and …
… IN RESEARCH Legal framework In Sweden, the operations of research organisations are regulated by the laws and statutes that apply to the area of higher education, primarily the Swedish Higher Education … resources based on position (i.e. a fixed share of working hours allocated to “research time”). As 70 % of the …
… services than to other fields, while contracts in some of these services can be reserved only for social enterprises … average two out of three. More women than men work reduced hours, while at the same time taking responsibility for … and facilitate worker choice and influence over their hoursof work [7] . The city council also strives for the …
… Ministers' Round Table on Equality forum, which was a part of the conference Women's economic empowerment: key to gender … that during the pandemic, women have been doing about 36 hoursof unpaid care work a week. That’s almost 2,000 hours a year, which, to put it into context, is more or less …
… discrimination, while entrenching insecure work and a lack of social protection. EIGE’s Director Carlien Scheele, who … said: “Artificial intelligence (AI) and gig work are parts of the economy of the future, and we need to make sure … with many working at night, at the weekend, and at hours they cannot choose. Platform workers can also be …
… , a European green deal in 2023 , and our ongoing priority of gender-based violence across the years . This year, we … aligning our work programme with the political priorities of the European Commission. This will help us support the … which asked women and men how much their paid and unpaid hours changed during the pandemic. This will provide …