… as a result of being over-represented among essential workers and frontline workers. Eurostat data shows that women represent 88 % of personal care workers, 84 % of cleaners and helpers, 73 % of education …
… According to EU-OSHA (2019), three out of every five workers in the EU report musculoskeletal complaints, with prevalence rates higher for women workers than for men. The mental health of employees can be … also continue to be built on a gender-neutral model of ‘workers’, although the referent is implicitly male (ETUI, …
… at home, such as resistance from employers or co-workers. Focusing on 2019 for this analysis is important to … by the COVID-19 crisis. This includes women, older workers and persons with disabilities (European Commission, … in decline to developing sectors and those lacking skilled workers, for example the information technology and care …
… local community also show a strong desire to intervene. Co-workers are less likely to intervene. Securing the … it to the authorities, particularly neighbours and co-workers, who tend to have a less close relationship with the …
… It is estimated that, in the EU, only 17 % of social workers who provide home-based professional care to people … light on the dire working conditions faced by healthcare workers across the EU, most of whom (76 %) are women. They … (ILO, 2018b). In addition, during the pandemic healthcare workers were disproportionately exposed to the risk of …
… figures and gender-based violence affecting platform workers. Online abuse against women active in the public … social media in the context of their work. Increasingly, workers in various industries including the media, politics, … be politically active online (EIGE, 2019a). Women platform workers placed at risk Subsection 9.2.3 examined how the …
… (%), EU, 2015 Despite earning more than other female workers, women in ICT have lower monthly earnings than men. … Ben-David, 2016; Liang et al., 2018). Of female platform workers in the United States, 86 % believe that gig work … equal pay to their male counterparts (41 % of female gig workers believe that traditional work offers this …