… formal and non-formal learning activities ensures women and men keep pace with ever-changing labour-market … and gender gaps, EU, 2017 A number of factors affect women’s and men’s participation in formal and informal education. … learning. While work schedules play a more significant role in preventing men from participation, the opposite is …
… Being a parent continues to hinder women, but not men, in the labour market. FTE employment rates of women with children were around 60 % (Figure 12) regardless … (28 p.p.), very large differences between women and men’s labour-market participation were noted also for those aged …
… scores (2015-2017, 2005-2012, 2005-2017) The rise of women in decision-making became a key driver of gender … 2005 and 2012 (see Table 2). Since 2015 the share of women in decision-making roles has increased in 24 Member … States (LT, NL, PL, SI), however, saw their share of women in decision-making fall in this period (see Table 1). …
… segregation and other gender inequalities in employment. Women not only remain over-represented in education, human … women and men alike remains elusive, due strictly to women’s particularly vulnerable access to jobs. While women’s … FWAs, especially if taken up by men. This underlines the role of men in freeing up women’s time resources and thus …
… social and economic environment, as well as a person’s individual characteristics and behaviour, and can be … healthcare (both preventive and curative) plays a critical role too. It has been affirmed as a right and is included in … targets also encompassing health issues affecting women. The domain of health measures three health-related …
… The time that women and men have for personal matters and their families … work (Hochschild, 1997), as well as the negotiation of the role of carers within families and society. Through gender … in education and the labour market. It also affects women’s employment patterns and prospects by exacerbating their …
… high-quality educational process for girls and boys and women and men provide benefits at individual and societal … women and men and to prevent a backlash against women’s rights (European Parliament, 2019). The Gender Equality … 2018e). Adult participation in learning plays a crucial role in the Europe 2020 flagship initiative, ‘An agenda for …
… The EU continues its snail’s pace when it comes to gender equality progress. The latest … progress. This has been mainly driven by the rise of women on company boards, although in just a few Member … Directive adopted this year will be a game-changer for women and men across Europe. The rules will support more …
… and Commission get ready to begin their mandate and the EU's seven-year budget nears finalisation, we believe it is time … European Commission. Panel: Evelyn Regner , Chair of the Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Committee (FEMM), European … the administrative and operational structures. Her leading role includes developing and implementing the Institute's …
… of statistical data. Gender statistics play a key role in measuring gender gaps on the basis of agreed indicators that are relevant to the lives of women and men. In the EU, for example, they are used to …
… The gender pay gap reveals the different realities that women and men face in their professional and personal lives. Today, women across the EU earn on average, 16% less per hour than … financial cost of having a family falls heavily on women’s shoulders. These findings are from a new report published …
… and norms within a society. It also shapes people’s attitudes as to what is ‘normal’ and acceptable. Women play an active role in society, yet – all too often – we use language that …
… society. A gender stereotype is a preconceived idea where women and men are assigned characteristics and roles … that all company directors are men and all secretaries are women. The other is assuming that all members of a gender … care to avoid stereotypes when talking about people’s occupations! The following pages highlight some instances …
… a gender. The logic here is: if we are treating women and men as equal, gender is ‘irrelevant’ to the … differences in the roles, situations and needs of women/girls and men/boys. Gender-blind projects, programmes … up to the task. Read more about gender blindness in EIGE's Glossary & Thesaurus …
… and norms within a society. It also shapes people's attitudes as to what is 'normal' and acceptable. Women play an active role in society, yet – all too often – we use language that …
… design of the measure. Is the initiative intended for both women and men? Encouraging men’s participation in care responsibilities requires conscious … profession. Organisations need to recognise the important role they have to play in boosting the number of women in …
… about national, regional or local initiatives to encourage women’s participation in the labour market, including the ICT … drawn up. Yes No A specific person (in full- or part-time role) has been assigned to the project. Yes No Objections …
… to take paternity leave can initiate change in a company’s culture and increase the number of fathers who are able to … and managers. These ‘forefront fathers’ can act as role models to encourage other future fathers to take up … of parental leave, disaggregated by sex Percentage of women and men returning to work after parental leave (after …