… labour market, creating bottlenecks in every direction: Women face barriers entering sectors like engineering for … moving into roles that have traditionally been occupied by women like unpaid care or professional care jobs. Today, the … of women who are not employed rely on their partner as the single earner in the family. But only 6% of men are in an …
… of gender equality is not viewed as the initiative of a single party and is instead a shared value; representatives … of exclusion and discrimination for different groups of women and men. Parliaments can design tailored measures in their gender equality action plans to support women and men in all their diversity (e.g. to increase the …
… does gender equality look like in concrete terms? Seeing women in Science Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , … 21% of women had no employment, with the partner being a single earner in the family. Whereas only 6% of men were in … bills saw that close to half of the respondents who were single mothers, anticipated difficulties paying their bills …
… “In the Gender Equality Index , we see a shift in young women and young men adopting more sustainable behaviour,” … Index 2023 reveals. EIGE’s CARE survey found that older women and men are less likely to avoid animal … “More women, especially older women living alone, and single mothers, are worse affected by energy poverty. That’s …
… resources in a way that addresses the specific needs of women and men. Despite the commitment, EIGE identified on a … poverty’ and the higher incidence of energy poverty among women and the particular vulnerability of certain groups of women (e.g., single mothers, older women and women in social housing), …
… with childcare responsibilities, who are predominantly women, to fit work in around school hours, potentially … conducted in November and December 2020, found that 35% of women platform workers were drawn to this style of work … workers live in a household with children either as single parents or as a couple (59% of women and 53% of men). …
… workers. Based on the survey sample, on average 57% of women and 50% of men involved in platform work have childcare … a partner or not. For instance, the same proportion of single men with and without children reported being motivated … lone parents (31%) are motivated by this flexibility than singlewomen (25%). Although platform work is usually seen …
… Today is International Women’s Day. An occasion to celebrate the wins for gender … can be hit harder in the fallout of a crisis – any crisis. Single mothers are particularly affected. Recent evidence has shown that almost 1 in 2 single mothers were anticipated to have faced difficulties …
… Ahead of International Women's Day, EIGE's Director Carlien Scheele participated in … do it. But a lot of people have to think about their every single move. Because their every move comes at a cost. 34 … they simply do not earn as much – it’s simple mathematics. Single mothers, in this instance, are particularly exposed. A …
… gender equality a reality – from highlighting that every single person counts to reminding us that progress made is … a green and digital continent, we have to make room for women and girls to be part of this transformation. Right now, … and maths (STEM) fields are driving factors for women and girls’ reluctance to actively participate in these …
… to a close, it’s been an exceptionally busy time for the women and men in Europe – particularly those with children. … need more than one income - think of the pressures on single parents, who by way of not having the means for … flexitime to provide care in the pandemic, we saw more women pushed out of the workforce. A third of them mentioned …
… that remains heavily gender-segregated. - being more women than men in sectors characterised by lower pay, status, … particularly hard consequences for disadvantaged groups of women, including younger and older women, single parents with dependent children, and women from …