… the workforce employed during the execution of a contract for the provision of social and health services, including … overcoming stereotypes about the healthcare / social care roles that women generally fill [4] . Guiding questions … gender-based discrimination in wages? Do womenandmen have equal access to the employment in this specific …
… only about 10 % of fathers in the EU use their right for parental leave. Take up varies greatly across the EU, … eligible for parental leave. That’s because there are more men than women in employment, which is often a prerequisite … go off to the office. And children are sensitive to gender roles. Children as young as four are able to divide …
… Main findings The Gender Equality Index score for the EU is 68.0 points out of 100 [1] . This is an … degrees, both overall and in the extent to which womenandmen are relatively affected, greater divergence on gender … men. Both reflect the negative influence of gender rolesand stereotypes on women’s participation in the labour …
… 2010, progress has been slow and uneven. Women account for only one in three members of EU national parliaments. … women in decision-making positions. These include gender rolesand stereotypes, the heavy burden of housework and care … of political equity, and the benefit was greater formen (WHO Regional Office for Europe, 2020). In addition, Van …
… The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has published a handbook to help … handbook shows how organisations can ensure womenandmen employees feel safe, respected and fulfilled. The content … women continue to be under-represented in senior roles, paid less than menand disproportionately subject to …
… This section will present a ten-step programme for management and leadership to start tackling sexism in … gender balance, the promotion gap between womenandmen disappeared [2] . 3. Take the pulse of your organisation … see p. 18). Encourage women to apply for more senior roles. If certain selection criteria are optional, this …
… in the United States found that even when controlling for awareness of sexual harassment laws and policies, women … harassment [2] . Women in work contexts dominated by men also faced greater harassment, suggesting this behaviour … to from women [8] . Men who violate stereotypical gender roles are more likely to face harassment, with men who engage …
… can hold employees back and channel them into the wrong roles. Women may be shut out of senior positions or diverted … roles seen to require stereotypically ‘feminine’ skills. Men have been found to rapidly leave jobs dominated by women … M., ‘Insidious dangers of benevolent sexism: consequences forwomen’s performance’, Journal of Personality and Social …
… to beliefs around the fundamental nature of womenandmenand the roles they should play in society. Sexist assumptions about … of certain sectors of the economy, primarily responsible for unpaid care work, paid less than menand …
… long-term care will increase, given the ageing population and increasing life expectancy across the EU (EIGE, 2020e; … a wide range of general technologies that can be converted for use by elderly people, for example Alexa and Siri (Piau … they spend fewer years living in good health than men, and are more likely to develop health problems and live …
… on average, women’s gross hourly pay was 14.8 % lower than men’s (Eurostat, 2020). The pay gap stems from a combination … to the labour market (Barzilay and Ben-David, 2016). For instance, using gender-blind algorithms has the potential … work schemes that would allow women to assume dual roles as employees and caregivers (Barzilay and Ben-David, …
… Digital skills have increasingly become a basis for global competitiveness, boosting jobs and growth. Digital societies require digital competencies if … Cyprus and Bulgaria) show women scoring higher than men on internet user skills. The biggest gender gaps (to …
… several threats to physical and psychological integrity. For example, extensive research shows that Muslim women are … on these women – usually perpetrated by unknown white men – are motivated by a combination of Islamophobia and … ‘normalise’ them and align them with the assigned gender rolesand sex of rearing (Carpenter, 2016). In February 2019, …