… EIGE's Director Carlien Scheele delivered this speech at … . And it’s a part of the economy that’s mainly powered by women. across the EU, a spectacular 79 % of women do housework every day, compared to 34 % of men. …
… EIGE's Director Carlien Scheele delivered this at an event of the Committee on Women'sRights and Gender Equality (FEMM) titled We are strong: Women …
… EIGE's Director Carlien Scheele delivered this speech at an event … my former colleagues are to eradicating violence against women. One of the times this was most clear, was when the … binding and far-reaching tool to combat violence against women. We all recognised how significant this moment was for …
… EIGE's Director Carlien Scheele delivered this speech at a public … be paid the same, regardless of who’s doing it. And yet, women are still paid on average 14 % less per hour than men. … First, the myriad of reasons behind the gender pay gap. Women are paid less than men because they hold less senior …
… EIGE's Director Carlien Scheele delivered this speech a side event … of the 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women on 17 March 2021. The event was organised by … European Union, the European Commission and the European Women’s Lobby. I want to start with a mental exercise. Let’s …
… EIGE's Director Carlien Scheele delivered this speech at the 10th … domestic work sector. Let’s start with the obvious. The rights of domestic workers and the quality of their jobs are … In the EU, 95 % of domestic cleaners and helpers are women. When it comes to those who provide professional care …
… EIGE's Director Carlien Scheele delivered this speech in Brussels … or indeed re gressed -- when it comes to equality between women and men in recent history. With all this data, we … not unstoppable. Already before the crisis we saw women’srights and equality starting to be rolled back in some …
… gender-based violence is one of the European Commission’s policy priorities for the period 2020-2025, as set out in … their institutional response to combating violence against women together with collecting comprehensive and comparable … be a national of a Member State of the EU; enjoy full rights as an EU citizen; have fulfilled any obligations …
… and power imbalances adversely affect the mental health of women and men victims (Bhui, 2018). For example, exposure to … violence varies, including through each country’s legal framework and the scope of action (FRA, 2014). … 2016; Riedl et al., 2019). FRA’s most recent Fundamental Rights Survey shows that incidents of a sexual nature, in …
… of the ICPD in Cairo and the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing (1995), governments and advocates have … but also of men and families (Starrs et al., 2018). Men’s reproductive health issues include male factor infertility, … sexuality education to understand and enact their rights to health, well-being and dignity. Access to …
… as a key principle of the European Pillar of Social Rights. In a survey carried out by EIGE, respondents ranked … different everyday life activities [1] . The respondents, women and men alike, ranked health services as the most … reasons (Wang et al., 2013). The fact that women’s greater familiarity with the health and social services …
… some of the specific barriers that certain groups of women and men face when attempting to access information and services. Rights, access and outcomes – sexual and reproductive health …
… While violence affects all women, some groups face a higher risk (EIGE, 2020a). The 2019 Fundamental Rights Survey (FRA, 2021) revealed higher harassment rates in … also showed that disability substantially increases women’s vulnerability to violence, especially from a close or …
… In a highly digitalised world, women and men need a wide range of knowledge, skills and … them throughout life. Without the right skills, both women and men are likely to end up in poor-quality jobs, to … (European Commission, 2015b). Yet only 17 % of women and 16 % of men older than 15 years of age were in …
… in health Gender differences in health status Overall, women tend to report worse health than men. In the 27 Member … and reproductive health Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are heavily gendered within the EU. Although … in the care sector. The true extent of the pandemic’s mental health consequences will take time to unfurl, with …
… unpaid care during the COVID-19 crisis – particularly by women – has put a spotlight on long-standing gender … influence of gender roles and stereotypes on women’s participation in the labour market, and thus on their … comparable to the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights’ (FRA’s) survey on violence against women (2014), the …