… with the EU’s foreign affairs council mainly made up of men. This means that decisions that have a global impact on women as well as men, are made almost exclusively by men. International trade … story in shaping the peace and security agenda is still a young one. And while the situation requires a lot more work, …
… how their plans will impact equality between women and men. However, gender equality should not only be considered … with a view not only to promote equality between women and men, in all their diversity, but also to improve the quality … work-life balance conflicts, especially for women with young children aged 0-5 years. The situation for lone parents …
… re gressed -- when it comes to equality between women and men in recent history. With all this data, we can also … every aspect of gender equality, from how much women and men earn at work to who sits on the boards of Europe’s … not seek help when they need to, with tragic consequences. Young women develop eating disorders because they are …
… Traditional gender roles place expectations on men to be the sole breadwinner in the family. Gender equality … likely to seek help for mental health than women [1] . Youngmen are among the least likely to ask for help from … help. It may disproportionately affect minority groups, young people, men, and those working in the military and …
… imbalances adversely affect the mental health of women and men victims (Bhui, 2018). For example, exposure to … violence heightens the risk of suicide among youth and young adults (Miranda-Mendizabal et al., 2019). Since women … a major contributor to the mental health gender gap, men suffering such violence are similarly impacted (Sian Oram …
… anxiety, phobias, and suicidal thoughts and attempts. Men self-report twice as high levels of externalising … the most common sources of disease burden in children and young people, particularly adolescent girls (Baranne and … shows that in 2019 36.7 million women and 34.1 million men aged over 20 years in the EU suffered from mental …
… Understanding how poor mental health affects women and men, and the role that gender norms and relations play in … chronic stressors and often neglect their own health (Young et al., 2020). Research in Europe shows that being a … The gender gap for good mental health is highest among young adults aged 18–24 years, with men scoring 74 points and …
… live until 84 years of age, which is 5.5 years more than men, at 78.5 years. However, this figure varies substantially … more likely than women to die from suicide, although more young women than youngmen attempt suicide (Miranda-Mendizabal et al., 2019) …
… power relations in society, and may strip women and men of their ability to control their SRHR. However, … 24 years (ECDC, 2020a), but social stigma can result in young women often avoiding chlamydia testing (Balfe et al., … role in preventing the spread of chlamydia. A study of young Swedish men tested for STDs revealed a variety of …
… of health, shaping and reproducing how women and men engage in health behaviour. Research often frames women … ages of 50 and 64 years. The biggest gender gaps are among young adults (16–24 years) and elderly people (75+ years). In … (Giustino et al., 2020) suggests that this is because youngmen rely more on outdoor and team sports, which were …
… in online harassment and abuse, particularly against young women and girls . In the EU, 13 % of women have overall … prevalent, at 25 % (FRA, 2021). Consequently, girls and young women (aged 15–18 years) considerably restrict what … harassment against this group, 71 % were perpetrated by men. In 62 % of cases, the perpetrator was unknown to the …
… work for parents (see Chapter 4) affected families with young children the most (Eurofound, 2021b). As a result, … duties has caused acute work–life tensions for women and men (Craig and Churchill, 2020; EIGE, 2020b, 2020g, 2021c; … the pandemic has led to a modest increase in time spent by men on unpaid care, particularly fathers who lost jobs and …
… least an hour per day on housework, compared with 30 % of men with children. The latest available data shows that … are among those aged 18–24 years (20 p.p.), only 19 % of youngmen spend an hour on cooking and housework a day, compared with 39 % of young women (Figure 15). As most young people of this age …
… during the year. Although large numbers of both women and men lost their job, EIGE research (2021c) shows that it was young women, aged 15–24 years, who fared worst in the first … the same quarter in 2019; the corresponding figure for men of the same age was 9 %. Figures vary substantially …
… status Overall, women tend to report worse health than men. In the 27 Member States of the EU (EU-27), 66 % of women … contraceptives introduce barriers to SRHR, especially for young people. Laws, policies and comprehensive sexuality … across the EU, especially for vulnerable groups such as young women and migrants. Severe gender data gaps persist in …