… through sensors, monitoring daily life activities (e.g. social and physical activities), helping to manage daily … reducing loneliness and isolation (Iancu and Iancu, 2017). Women are the primary beneficiaries of these technological … It is estimated that, in the EU, only 17 % of socialworkers who provide home-based professional care to people …
… has become an integral part of the professional lives of women and men in various work circumstances. It is therefore … figures and gender-based violence affecting platform workers. Online abuse against women active in the public … that 9 % of employed women and 11 % of employed men use social media in the context of their work. Increasingly, …
… levels, the gender pay gap persists. In 2018, on average, women’s gross hourly pay was 14.8 % lower than men’s … (%), EU, 2015 Despite earning more than other female workers, women in ICT have lower monthly earnings than men. … al. (2017) report that workers’ race and gender affect the social feedback that they receive, although the impact is …
… premises can help to facilitate better work–life balance. Workers report shorter commuting times, greater working time … and to contribute to the achievement of equality between women and men in the labour market. The Gender Equality Index … (which measures gender equality in engagement in care and social activities) and the availability of some flexible …
… framework agreement on telework was negotiated by the social partners, establishing teleworking as a way for companies to modernise their work organisation and for workers to reconcile work with other aspects of their lives. … as a promising way to support further participation of women and certain disadvantaged groups in the labour market …
… This section analyses the differences in participation of women and men in two quite different types of job … of work has created a growing demand for high-skilled workers with advanced digital skills, apparent across all … seems to be a policy strategy with obvious economic and social benefits. EIGE has estimated that attracting more …
… if they are to ensure full participation of people in social and working life. The internet has been of paramount … EU Digital Scoreboard (Digital Economy and Society Index, Women in Digital (WiD)), the following analysis looks at … Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, workers who are successful in penetrating competitive labour …
… and growth or on the challenges it presents for workers, businesses and labour market regulation, paying only … of work is addressed under the European Pillar of Social Rights, which endorses the principles of fair working … second subsection analyses the employment prospects for women and men within these economic activities, while the …
… men are more likely to die from COVID-19 than infected women (BMJ Global Health, 2020). A similar trend was seen in … (e.g. a history of smoking), working conditions and other social factors (Gebhard et al., 2020). For example, women … workforce and are more likely to be front-line health workers, especially nurses, midwives and community health …
… With an EU score of 61.6 points, social activities is the subdomain with the lower score in … work (European Parliament, 2016). Research shows that for workers, overall time dedicated to paid work has increased, … carried out outside the home, the participation of working women and men is extremely low in some countries and varies …
… and care responsibilities. This is particularly true for women with children, who are still expected to shoulder a … forgo adequate care entirely, relying instead on domestic workers in precarious working conditions or providing care … are often employed in irregular jobs with no access to social protection or labour rights (ILO, 2018b; Spasova …
… inequality among groups at high risk of poverty or social exclusion, including lone parents, people with migrant … situation seems particularly dire for less educated women, where massive gender inequality is coupled with an FTE … (EIGE, 2020a). Many migrant women tend to work as domestic workers, often under informal working arrangements; while …
… driven by increases in the labour market participation of women. Since 2010, the Index participation score has … in employment in the EU. As of May 2020, around 5 % of workers had permanently lost their job owing to the pandemic, … or informal work, with limited access to various work and social protections, which puts them at a particular …
… labour market specifically, as it raises questions about women’s exposure to the risk of poverty, access to … such as the right to flexible working arrangements for workers with care responsibilities, carer’s leave, parental … and the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights (European Commission, 2020c). The COVID-19 …
… President to strive for a Union of equality, where women and men, girls and boys, in all their diversity, are … the world of work, with profound consequences for workers, businesses, regulators and society. Digitalisation … not only in the broader context of the European Pillar of Social Rights but also in the context of specific strategies …