… time to caregiving, they may have less availability for paid work and may also face workplace biases and … forms of employment, such as temporary or part-time jobs, are quite common among care workers in health services. … mothers and fathers, which for the later remains still too low in many Member States. The EU Directive on work-life …
… gender equality would lead to an additional 10.5 million jobs in 2050 , which would benefit both women and men. About … highly productive jobs in this area, there is currently a low proportion of women studying and graduating in STEM … their care-giving time when mothers increase their paid work (Hallberg and Klevmarken, 2003; Sayer et al., 2004; …
… concern across the EU. These higher energy prices affect low-income households more since they spend a larger share of … by women. We need to challenge the assumption that only jobs that require a high level of education are valuable and … for women. The impact was particularly strong for those in paid employment. Women were also more likely than men to face …
… and it is not for us to try to control this. Yet the low numbers of women in AI are a symptom of a larger problem. … for women. Without representation, women miss out on well-paid and respected jobs in a growing industry. Professional sectors dominated by …
… to closing the gender pay gap and creating inclusive jobs GRPP can include measures to address the gender pay gap … to the contract. It can also help to ensure that wages paid under contracts are legal and adequate, and that bidders … their social obligations. This is especially relevant in low-wage sectors (such as cleaning, catering, childcare and …
… until quite recently only been for free in the home, or in jobs without much power. So it is perhaps little surprise … the existing system hasn’t quite worked. Women are still paid less. They are in a minority in positions of power, but … are not news to anyone here today. The gender pay gap, low numbers of women in engineering and computer science, …
… be observed using time-tracking software, which deducts ‘low productivity time’ from pay. Such software can pose a … In platform work, there is a higher share of men doing jobs usually done by women than there is in the traditional … rights such as a minimum wage, limits to working time and paid leave. In the meantime, EU Member States need to …
… of care and who takes on this essential work, whether it’s paid or unpaid has also received a lot more attention in … strong emotional demands, irregular working hours, low pay and under-appreciation. Women are also heavily … these sectors. Yet the pay and working conditions of these jobs frequently do not reflect their importance. Despite the …
… in our lives. Professional care work is one of the lowest paid occupations in the EU, often accompanied by poor … are some of the lowest paid people in the EU. Their low salaries are a reflection of a bigger issue, namely that … done by men. This is clear when we look at the salaries of jobs largely done by women – care work and education for …
… health are among individuals with relatively low levels of education in countries with the greatest gender … working women and men are more likely than those not in paid work, the unemployed or retirees to rate their health as … and Portugal, where women’s labour market participation is low (Palència et al., 2014) . Therefore, being in employment …
… and which could not be carried out remotely. These jobs are mostly in health and care, victim support services, … of all key workers and are also over-represented in some low-skill essential jobs, for example personal care workers, … have faced acute tensions from balancing the demands of paid and unpaid work when support services and social …
… . EU: Eurostat estimation, EE, LT, SK: low reliability In the EU, gender gaps in physical activity … and personal time created by digitalisation have seen paid work increasingly encroaching on leisure time, … patterns of unhealthy eating behaviour, with diets low in fruits, nuts and vegetables (WHO Regional Office for …
… lone parents (women, 4.7 %; men, 4.6 %), women with a low level of education (4.2 %) and those over 65 years … to have little income because they either are not in paid work or are in precarious jobs (EIGE, 2017b). Figure 22. Women and men with unmet needs …
… has led to acute trade-offs in dividing time between paid work, care duties and leisure activities (EIGE, 2021c). … spent by men on unpaid care, particularly fathers who lost jobs and men in couples with women in essential work (EIGE, … Commission, 2021h). The ensuing strain is reflected in low levels of life satisfaction among families with children …
… women and men. This is followed by people with low educational qualifications, at 20 p.p. This group also … and often find it difficult to access better-quality jobs. For example, migrant women are usually limited to working in low-paid care jobs (Addati, 2018; EIGE, 2020c, 2021d). FRA (2019) …
… to accumulate and have the greatest impact on those not in paid work and those with a low income, such as women with a low level of education and … men, men with NCDs and those in essential and precarious jobs have been particularly affected. The pandemic has also …