… In the EU, 95 % of domestic cleaners and helpers are women. When it comes to those who provide professional care at home, 83 % are women. And that’s just the figures that are declared. I am …
… or indeed re gressed -- when it comes to equality between women and men in recent history. With all this data, we … we look at every aspect of gender equality, from how much women and men earn at work to who sits on the boards of … burning policy issue in particular. This lets us analyse women’s and men’s different experiences in forensic detail, …
… rates of mental health problems among girls and young women may be related to permanent concerns over physical … social media use. The ‘beauty myth’, by which girls and women are subjected to unachievable standards of beauty, … in online spaces (EIGE, 2019b). Comparisons with peers and professional models on social media (Carey et al., 2014) have …
… Men are less likely to seek help for mental health than women [1] . Young men are among the least likely to ask for … anger and substance abuse, as well as reluctance to seek professional help except as a last resort and a reluctance to … on self-reported consultation of a mental healthcare professional, including a psychologist, psychotherapist or a …
… hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Across the EU, women have consistently higher rates of internalising … Analysis of GBD [1] data shows that in 2019 36.7 million women and 34.1 million men aged over 20 years in the EU … access to mental healthcare and stigma related to seeking professional help, both of which can vary across countries. …
… different everyday life activities [1] . The respondents, women and men alike, ranked health services as the most … 2021d). As shown by EIGE (2020f), barriers to accessing professional home-based care ae affect women … the EU, about 29 % of households reported unmet need for professional home care services in 2016 (EIGE, 2019d). …
… social determinant of health, shaping and reproducing how women and men engage in health behaviour. Research often frames women as as engaging in health-promoting behaviour, whereas … (EIGE, 2020g) [5] . The diminishing boundaries between professional and personal time created by digitalisation have …
… The lack of women’s presence in decision-making bodies established … calls for this to be redressed (WHO, 2020g). Although women make up 70 % of health professionals and 80 % of health … ministers and 4 out of 10 junior/vice-ministers were women. The small number of women in decision-making positions …
… including home schooling. Across the EU, it is mostly women who have supported their children with online schooling … carried out by the Observatory for Education Policies and Professional Development of the University of Coimbra. …
… in health Gender differences in health status Overall, women tend to report worse health than men. In the 27 Member States of the EU (EU-27), 66 % of women and 71 % of men perceive their health to be good or … have a greater effect on the activities of daily living in women than in men. The greater likelihood of women …
… unpaid care during the COVID-19 crisis – particularly by women – has put a spotlight on long-standing gender … different degrees, both overall and in the extent to which women and men are relatively affected, greater divergence on … Restrictions have made external care services from professional providers and social networks such as …
… and Oram, S. (2013). Risk factors for mental disorders in women survivors of human trafficking: a historical cohort … violence? Findings from the WHO multi-country study on women’s health and domestic violence. BMC Public Health, … Calear, A. L., and Randall, R. (2018). Factors influencing professional help-seeking for suicidality: A systematic …
… Gender inequalities in health The conditions in which women and men live, work and spend their time affect their … orientation or disability, influence the resources that women and men can access, their exposure to environmental … from public institutions. Men’s lower life expectancy and women’s poorer mental well-being reflect the effect of gender …
… Violence against women is one of the most pervasive crimes of our time. It … It can occur among intimate partners, in broader domestic, professional and public settings, and in virtual spaces. … a foreigner and other life circumstances can increase women’s vulnerability to gender-based violence. Freedom from …
… of employment and higher levels of underemployment for women, as well as in gender segregation in the job market and … care, family and other household duties a major barrier to women’s equal participation in the workforce (EIGE, 2020e). … early childhood education and care to better reconcile professional and private lives, and to support women’s …