… Greater autonomy in setting work-time schedules — for some The average weekly working … 2018; Plantenga et al., 2010; Wheatley, 2017), genderdifferences on their actual usage remain highly visible. For …
… Women rely more on public infrastructure for work—life balance Access to quality and sustainable public … paid work with other life duties and needs. Traditional gender roles assigning women to care work, paid or unpaid, … location and accessibility should take into account the differences in gender needs. Due to the scope of this …
… Equally shared or not, childcare is a key dimension of gender equality Family structures have changed drastically in … of dual-earning and single-headed families as more women work outside of the home and not all families have a mother … more likely to report unmet need than men. Such genderdifferences in assessing whether the care needs of the …
… The quest for a work—life balance has become a modern holy grail. The … These have brought socioeconomic costs that have impacted gender equality across different domains of life. Work—life … access public transport, in addition to exploring genderdifferences in commuting patterns. The analysis further looks …
… and couples with children (+ 4 p.p.). While the most acute gender gap in FTE employment was observed among couples with children (28 p.p.), very large differences between women and men’s labour-market … lead to much lower participation by women in paid work. The gender gaps in FTE employment rates were as high as …
… 1 p.p. for both genders from 2015. This maintains the gender gap in FTE employment unchanged at 16 p.p. over the … in the labour market. As women spend less time in paid work than men, they are also more likely to worry that their … statistics, in contrast to FTE, do not account for differences in part-time work prevalence between women and …
… This fourth edition of the Gender Equality Index comes at a turbulent time when gender … The Index measures gender equalities in the domains of work, money, knowledge, time, power, health and violence, as … three broad areas: paid work, unpaid work (care), and education and training. It presents indicators in six …
… Gender Equality Index 2019 Domain of work The domain of work, … gender gaps in annual earnings, which account for differences in employment intensity and overall labour-market …
… The EU continues its snail’s pace when it comes to gender equality progress. The latest Gender Equality Index … our actions need to make a difference on the ground. Our Work-Life Balance Directive adopted this year will be a … It examines how factors such as disability, age, level of education, country of birth and family type, intersect with …
… soft measures have also worked in some countries. However, gender balance has not made significant improvements in the … April 2019 by type of action taken. Source: EIGE GenderStatistics Database – largest listed companies. Legislative … partners and NGOs; environment and climate change; media; education, science and research; and sports). EIGE’s Gender …
… Is gender equality in the EU still moving at a snail’s pace? … year’s Gender Equality Index will be a special focus on work-life balance. The Index will explore the diverse ways … examine how elements, such as disability, age, level of education, country of birth and family type, intersect with …
… The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)[1] is organising a call for … the authorities of the Member States. In the course of its work to promote and strengthen gender equality, EIGE supports … For example: expatriation allowance, household allowance, education allowance, dependent child allowance etc. …
… Gender Equality Competence Training approach in Finland The “gender glasses” project was set up in 2007 with the aim to … in support of the government ministries’ gender equality work”(2013). The handbook also has a section to test ones …
… All regulations, policies and programmes relevant to gender affect the living conditions and access to resources … inequalities between women and men in access to resources (work, money, power, health, well-being, security, … and vertical gender segregation of the labour market. Differences apply to different groups of women and men, …
… to parliament. As part of this procedure, the dimension of gender equality has to be addressed with respect to benefits, employment, income, education, unpaid work, decision-making and health. Actors involved The scope … sectors are involved? Are there material differences between women and men, or respectively, between …
… weaknesses Model There is no legal obligation to conduct gender impact assessments in Finland. Yet, the Act on … assessment is seen as part of the thorough, everyday work of government officials, rather than as a separate … people’s everyday lives affected?’; ‘Are there significant differences between women and men in the area concerned?’ If …
… of Local Authorities and Regions . It supports the work on gender mainstreaming in municipalities and county councils. … describing consequences for women and men and analysing differences and similarities. Gender equality analysis: how …