… markets are still characterised by persistent horizontal segregation, whereby workers in particular sectors are … men. According to 2020 data, only four in ten workers in the EU are employed in a gender-balanced sector, where the workforce comprises at least 40 % of each gender. Transport is a prime example of a sector that …
… Main findings The Gender Equality Index score for the EU is 68.0 points out of 100 [1] . This is an improvement of just 0.6 points since … subdomain of participation has slowed, and strong gender segregation in thelabourmarket continues. This is …
… The social and economic impacts ofthe COVID-19 crisis … economic shocks created by COVID-19 are likely to derail labourmarket progress on gender equality, and contribute to future disparities: 'Gender segregation in thelabourmarket has left women …
… recent policy actions at EU and Member State levels, the gender pay gap persists. In 2018, on average, women’s … (Eurostat, 2020). The pay gap stems from a combination of factors, including occupational and sectoral segregation, part-time or temporary work, gender stereotypes …
… with two closely related processes: increased flexibility of work and the emergence of new forms of work. Increases in work … in the EU. Many different factors contribute to gender segregation in the ICT sector (see subsection 9.1.3), …
… Advances in digitalisation have had profound impacts on thelabourmarket, chiefly resulting from the adoption of new ICT, increased use and storage of digitally codified … much ofthe gender equality focus has been on the gender segregationof some key sectors linked to digitalisation, …
… The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged health systems and affected the health and lives of innumerable people, both directly and indirectly. Although … be at risk of exposure as a result of occupational gender segregation: globally, women make up 70 % ofthe health …
… The engagement of women and men (aged 15 or older) in formal … play an essential role in closing this skills gap. Gender segregation in education remains a major barrier to gender … 2010. This divide is mirrored by gender segregation in thelabourmarket, which determines women’s and men’s earnings, …
… inequalities persist in pay, monthly earnings and income. The EU focuses primarily on the gender pay gap, standing at … pension gap, reaching 37 %, both to the disadvantage of women. These measures may underestimate the full extent of … (e.g. performance bonuses). In its 2019 research on gender segregation in education and thelabourmarket, EIGE noted …
… Gender equality in the world of work is advancing at a slow pace in the EU in … in thelabourmarket. The Index score for work quality and segregation has scarcely changed since 2010, standing at …
… The Gender Equality Index score is 67.9 points, showing the … The largest gender inequalities are observed in the domain of power, with a score of 53.5 points. The main progress in … where progress is limited by persistent gender segregation in different fields of study in tertiary …