Employment
Having a job allows individuals to fulfil their basic needs and contribute to the economic and social development of society. Women’s participation in the labour market has increased, but their advancement continues to be hindered by lower employment rates and salaries compared with their male peers. Women across Europe also shoulder the burden of unpaid labour in the home, such as child care and domestic chores.
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The independent Observatory for Research on Scientific Careers was created following the joint decis...
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The FWF published its Equal Opportunity Monitoring, as recommended by the Ministry of Digital and Ec...
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In April 2021, the State Social Insurance Fund Board (SODRA) under the Ministry of Social Security a...
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The CNR published its first gender budget in 2020....
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The Gender Equality and Sexual Diversity Committee was set up in 1991 as part of the University of M...
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Since 2016 the ‘Cascade’ measure deals with gender inequality in career progression....
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Diverse voices, skills and views are needed if technology is to serve everyone....
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As a partner in SPEAR, Plovdiv University Paisii Hilendarski (PU) began to develop its institutional...
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The ERC’s GEP aims to ensure equal opportunities for all women and men researchers....
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