Non-nationals who have moved (or are endeavouring to move) to a country from another one − often but not necessarily the country of their nationality − and whose presence in the former may or may not be lawful or regular.
… COVID-19 deadlier for men, ‘long COVID’ more likely for women There are considerable variations in how data is … EU countries [9] . Fasani and Mazza (2020) estimated that migrant workers constitute 13 % of all key workers and are … linked to occupational risks (Tomáš Sobotka et al., 2020). Migrant workers, especially women, are particularly …
… restrictions on movement to contain COVID-19 have trapped women and girls at home with their abusers. If victims of … different intersecting forms of discrimination against women and heighten the risk of violence against women … includes older women, women and girls with disabilities, migrantwomen, homeless women and victims of trafficking, …
… and other chronic conditions [1] . About 91 % of women with children spend at least an hour per day on … In addition, FRA data shows that in most EU countries migrantwomen are less likely than native women to be in paid … and Marx, 2019). Housework services are often provided by migrantwomen or women from a lower socioeconomic background, …
… Poverty or social exclusion risks were already higher for women than for men in the EU before the pandemic (EIGE, 2020g). Women were already more likely than men to be in unpaid, … or temporary jobs. The COVID-19 crisis is likely to worsen women’s economic situation, as their over-representation in …
… in its gendered impacts across the sectors of employment. Women are over-represented among ‘essential’ workers, … to, for example, particularly high burnout levels among women healthcare workers with children younger than 12 years, … situation for specific groups of people, such as migrantwomen. The employment rates for women aged between 15 …
… population groups, and consistently disadvantageous for women. As Figure 6 shows, the largest gender gap – 27 p.p. – … it difficult to access better-quality jobs. For example, migrantwomen are usually limited to working in low-paid care … reports very large gender gaps in employment rates among migrant populations in the EU. In particular, among people of …
… 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 … in some frontline professions. Vulnerable workers, such as migrantwomen or women in precarious jobs, have been most at …
… when performed abroad. However, protection is weaker for women and girls trying to enter the EU to seek safety from … around the world. It is a violent form of subordination of women and girls and it stands in gross contradiction to the …
… assesses the measures each EU country took to protect women during the pandemic and shows how governments can amplify the role of people witnessing violence. “Women usually face the most danger from people they know. … single country has introduced special measures to protect women from intimate partner violence during the pandemic. Yet …
… as a promising way to support further participation of women and certain disadvantaged groups in the labour market … is predominantly female, mostly composed of women from a migrant background and often undocumented (Trojansky, 2020). … the fact that care workers are a vulnerable group, chiefly migrantwomen, who receive low wages and little to no social …
… This section analyses the differences in participation of women and men in two quite different types of job … This section looks in particular at the job prospects of women and men in the ICT sector, in view of the high demand … decide to outsource this work, often to poorer women from migrant backgrounds (EIGE, 2020a). However, questions remain …
… and care responsibilities. This is particularly true for women with children, who are still expected to shoulder a … being women [4] . Across the Member States, women from migrant backgrounds employed as domestic workers are often … 2018). The COVID-19 crisis, which has seen thousands of migrant care workers (mostly women) return to their home …
… or social exclusion. Since then, the total number of women and men at risk of poverty or social exclusion has … achieved them [1] . Across the EU, the difference between women and men at risk of poverty is 1.9 p.p., to the … women and men with a low level of education, and migrant populations. In addition, four out of five members of …