… Equality Index score for the EU rose from 66.2 points (out of 100) in 2015 to 67.4 in 2017, the EU still has a lot of … decreases with age and is particularly low among the working-age population (aged 25-64) with a low level of … of male employment, but also ensures a higher level offlexibility in workingtime. Given women’s concentration in …
… bring in and retain more women. Currently, only some 17% of ICT professionals in the EU are women. Our research found … back by housework and family care duties, which eat into time needed to upgrade technical skills. Gender stereotypes … and growing field. However, ICT jobs offer favourable working conditions for both women and men, such as flexible …
… setting work-time schedules — for some The average weekly working hours of employees in the EU are on the decline as overall … career impact (Teasdale, 2013). FWAs typically refer to flexibility on how much, when and where employees can work …
… activities. The complex interplay between mobility, out-of-home activities, care responsibilities and paid work … only one transport-related indicator. It measures the time women and men spend on commuting between home and work. … 11) Note: The EWCS questions applies only to the working population; Member States are grouped on the basis of …
… Equally shared or not, childcare is a key dimension of gender equality Family structures have changed drastically … measures (including parental leave, flexible working arrangements, childcare provision, etc.) on women’s … As shown in Section 9.6, despite having greater access to flexibility when compared to women, men are less likely to be …
… in female employment rates, coupled with the decline of the male breadwinner family model, have unsettled … care from from both their parents (Haas & Hwang, 1999). Working parents across Member States are entitled to a range … of leave policies are the length of leave, payment levels, flexibility, financing, eligibility rules and coordination …
… This fourth edition of the Gender Equality Index comes at a turbulent time when gender equality and those promoting it are facing … services; transport and public infrastructure; flexible working arrangements; and lifelong learning. Such analysis …
… The time that women and men have for personal matters and their … self-care and care for others, it implies the negotiation of boundaries between paid and unpaid work (Hochschild, … to paternity, parental and carers’ leave and to flexible working arrangements for parents and workers with caring …
… the primary considerations in the debate over the future of work (European Commission, 2019). With paid work being the … men can benefit from equal access to employment and good working conditions. The sub-domain of participation combines … flexible working-time arrangements and job prospects with flexibilityof work capturing the ability of both genders to …
… 52. The biggest improver is Portugal, with an increase of 3.9 points, followed closely by Estonia with 3.1 points. … An important pillar of work-life balance is flexible working arrangements. EIGE’s work-life balance scoreboard … The Index has six core domains - work, money, knowledge, time, power and health – and two additional domains: violence …
… out this October when EIGE gives an update on the state of gender equality in the EU. A new feature of this year’s … We will look into who benefits most from flexible working arrangements and whether they help or hinder … create different pathways in people’s lives. For the first time, we will also highlight the situation of LGBT people, …
… couples with children - showing that the financial cost of having a family falls heavily on women’s shoulders. These … longer career breaks, and are more likely to choose part-time work to reconcile work and care responsibilities. The … aims to improve access to parental leave and flexible working, as well as increase the take up of these …
… they will be measured. This is crucial because the success of work-life balance measures is dictated by a variety of … through equal access to parental leave, home working, and flexible working arrangements. Deutsche Telecom … and uptake of flexible working, by sex Uptake of part-timeworking or return to full-time employment, by sex …