… Committee in European Parliament followed by an exchange of views. Good afternoon members of the FEMM Committee. Thank you for having me here to share … services, nearly half of them are caring for more than 10 hours a day. This rate drops to 1 out of 3 among those who …
… is a significant motivator for people who have grown tired of the 9-5 rigidity and seek more diversity in their career … the flexibility? And who bears the disproportionate costs of it? Has flexibility become a cover story for the normalisation of precarious work which ultimately leaves people feeling …
… 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 …
… PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY IN RESEARCH Legal framework As of August 2021, Cyprus has not put in place any laws or … and research is the Strategic Plan for the Equality of Women and Men in Education 2018-2020, replacing the … to work after maternity leave (e.g. flexible working hours) and provision of paternity leave; Efforts to update …
… 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 …
… , 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 …
… which we publish annually. The Index measures the progress of gender equality in the European Union and shows trends in the domains of work, money, knowledge, time, power, health and violence. … score the EU and Member States from 1 to 100, with a score of 100 signifying full equality between women and men. The …
… EIGE's Director Carlien Scheele delivered this at an event of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) … However, women do significantly more. They put in more hours caring for children, they cook more, they clean more – … much they did at home, but women still clocked many more hours on the tasks that are essential to our wellbeing, but …