Unpaid economic activities performed for the direct benefit of the household or for the households of relatives or friends on a reciprocal basis, including everyday domestic work and a great variety of self-provisioning activities and/or professional activity, whether as a sole or secondary occupation, exercised gainfully and not occasionally, on the limits of, or outside, statutory, regulatory or contractual obligations, but excluding informal activities that are also part of the criminal economy.
… L. (1995). What makes women sick: Gender and the political economy of health. London: Macmillan International Higher … https://ec.europa.eu/info/strategy/priorities-2019-2024/economy-works-p… European Commission. (2020a). Communication … Carbonnier, C. (2015). Taking the low road: the political economy of household services in Europe. In The political …
… (EIDHR). The WOMEN project provides support to local informal women’s group initiatives to organise themselves at … women’s initiatives The WOMEN project supports local informal women’s group initiatives, helping them to organise … 2014-2020 . It promotes women’s participation in the rural economy by facilitating access to training, support services, …
… examined how the emergence of platform work and the gig economy has to some extent shifted the traditional power … With the employment status of workers in the platform economy shifting towards that of ‘independent contractor’, … highlighted ways in which women engaged in the platform economy are exposed to a risk of violence from users. This is …
… digitalisation in two dynamic and growing segments of the economy: the ICT sector and platform work. ICT jobs offer … This often consists of prejudices and institutionalised or informal barriers established in personnel practices, job … is known for a high prevalence of irregular employment, informal and precarious working arrangements, heavy workloads …
… patterns of gender segregation in the broader economy. Definition of platform work There are many … the ICT sector have increased in importance in the overall economy and secured their status as providing well-paid, … platforms could support women’s employment The platform economy [1] in the EU is, as yet, a relatively small …
… digital performance of the EU is measured by the Digital Economy and Society Index, which brings together a set of … between the Gender Equality Index and the Digital Economy and Society Index shows that societies with greater … and men also perform better in the area of the digital economy (Figure 27), which is vital for sustainable economic …
… communication on the European agenda for the collaborative economy (June 2016), the Commission provided guidance for … on the application of existing EU rules to the platform economy, including fair working conditions, and adequate and …