… the lowest income (OECD, 2017). Socioeconomic status and gender play a role in diseases and risk factors that … the non-LGBTI population. Evidence suggests that this gap has decreased more significantly among the US states that …
… older people or people with disabilities, it also impacts gender inequalities in caring. When different types of … work per day, this only holds true for 67 % of men. The gendergap increases to 60 p.p. for food preparation and housework, …
… to a lack of data, the 2017 Index scores are used. While gender imbalances in the sub-domain of care and domestic … dropped by 2 points to 61.6 points. The enduringly large gendergap in time devoted to care and housework contributed to this …
… men generally remained very small across the EU, with a gap of less than 1 p.p. in 17 EU Member States. Sweden, … level of education, and country of birth (15+, %), and gender gaps, EU, 2017 A number of factors affect women’s and …
… strongly outnumbered men as tertiary graduates, with a gendergap in Estonia of 16 p.p., in Latvia of 13 p.p. and in Sweden … in four Member States: Germany (with the largest gendergap of 8 p.p.), Austria, Malta and Hungary (showing …
… men and women. This is one of the few domains where a gendergap has been reversed since 2005 — women now outperform men … educational attainment in most Member States. However, gender segregation in education and the generally low …
… and women’s continuing gains in education and employment, gender gaps in pay ensure poverty is mostly concentrated in … [1] . The latter figure not only spotlights the sizeable gendergap in this group, it also underlines the high level of …
… men, various income sources, measures and breakdowns in gender gaps in pay that combine the effect of individual, … characteristics have to be examined (EIGE, 2019c). The gender gaps in individual earnings point to women’s much … to 18 121 PPS. The latter increases sustained the gendergap in disposable income at 4 % to women’s disadvantage. This …
… money second only to health in surpassing 80 points in the Gender Equality Index. This suggests that, although significant gender gaps still exist on financial and economic resources, … the situation in 2017 still showed a wider gendergap in economic resources in comparison to 2005. Progress in …
… and couples with children (+ 4 p.p.). While the most acute gendergap in FTE employment was observed among couples with … grandchildren or those who are older and ill. These gender gaps in FTE employment stress the need for wider and …
… 1 p.p. for both genders from 2015. This maintains the gendergap in FTE employment unchanged at 16 p.p. over the period … hours on full time jobs)/population. FTE employment gender gaps at national level also demonstrate very different …
… relevant to analyse and monitor convergence as regards gender equality. This chapter provides the first attempt to analyse the degree of convergence on gender equality in the EU between 2005 and 2017. Convergence … improved more quickly than the EU mean, narrowing the gap between them over time. Flattening . Belgium, Denmark, …
… composite measure does not affect the final score of the Gender Equality Index. However, violence against women must … EU had a score of 27.5 (EIGE, 2017b). A high score in the Gender Equality Index means that a country is close to achieving a gender-equal society. However, in the domain of violence, the …
… at all territorial levels often fails to reflect the gender diversity of the population they represent, with women … body of research on the performance benefits of gender-balanced decision-making, corporate boards also remain … 2017-2019 action plan to tackle the gender pay gap. The domain of power measures gender equality in …
… of the role of carers within families and society. Through gender stereotyping, domestic and care work (mostly unpaid) … women and men remains a major hurdle to progress on gender equality. Hence, current and future policy initiatives … and home for everyone. They should also aim for a better gender distribution of unpaid care and housework or to …
… capital and the poorest (OECD, 2017). Despite progress on gender equality, inequalities between women and men in this … receive disproportionately lower earnings than men. The EU gendergap in hourly pay is 16 % (European Commission, 2018c). The …
… policies tackling the changing world of work need to put gender considerations at the heart of responses (ILO, 2019). Existing gender inequalities have to be addressed first and foremost … different generations and backgrounds. Although the gendergap in labour-market participation has narrowed over the …