… Gender inequalities in health Gender differences in health status Overall, women tend to report … mental well-being regardless of family composition, age, income, country of birth and disability. Health and risk … disease and have a higher risk of death, with gender differences increasing with age. Data from the European …
… pace of growth. The gender gap in mean equivalised net income has stagnated in the EU since 2014. The gender gap … [2] in 2019, although gaps in data hamper assessment of income inequalities among Roma people and undocumented … The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to exacerbate the income gap between women and men because of the gender …
… inequality and gendered norms on health by leading to differences in exposures and vulnerabilities to disease, … physical and mental health through working conditions, income and social status, while gender-biased health research … impact on those not in paid work and those with a low income, such as women with a low level of education and women …
… (EIGE, 2019c; Eurostat, 2018). A large share of the pay differences (around one third) results from the fact that … health sector (EIGE, 2018d). In 2015, the average monthly income of both women and men working in ICT was higher than the average income of women and men working elsewhere (Figure 50). Of men …
… male ICT peers or women in other sectors, although the differences are not dramatic (Figure 49). There may be … the home, while men are more likely to do so to top up income from their other work (Adams and Berg, 2017). Of … workers who rely on platform work as their main source of income (Eurofound, 2018b; ILO, 2018a). Employer-oriented …
… work seem to be particularly poorly paid. For example, income from providing small-scale online services via … of platform workers who use small gigs to top up their income from other jobs, but there is now a non-negligible … those depending on platform work as a major source of income. Here, platforms often encourage working patterns that …
… around employment in certain jobs and related gender differences in career expectations. This section analyses the … are many poorly paid jobs that serve only to supplement income from other sources (Huws et al., 2019; ILO, 2018c; … a few hours a week to this work and use it to supplement income from other, more important sources (Huws et al., 2019; …
… the majority of workplaces in the EU labour market, gender differences in the use of ICT at work persist. Eurostat data … women may also benefit less from the resulting changes in income distribution. Automation is likely to be a … changes have been linked to a decreasing share of national income flowing to workers (Dao et al., 2017). Instead, income …
… unequal power relationship between women and men. Differences in access to economic resources and knowledge, … among women (Hicks, 2017). A literature review of gender differences in technology use shows women to be more anxious … devices can offer additional employment opportunities, income and knowledge. They can alleviate caring burdens and …
… 2020). Gender disparities may be rooted in biological differences (e.g. genetic and immunological differences, gender differences in pre-existing health … of schools and kindergartens, the stress of job and income loss, and the loneliness and isolation caused by …
… too expensive [2] . There is a clear correlation between income and health: the higher the income, the better the health, regardless of age [3] . Women … have further detrimental consequences for health. Gender differences in ill health are often due to differences in …