Agenda

Building on the preceding panel’s exploration of the situation on the ground and what needs to change, this hybrid World Café workshop will open the conversation to all Forum participants. It will offer participants space to bring in their own experiences, perspectives and ideas on making care one of Europe’s engines for economic growth, social wellbeing and gender equality.

How jobs are valued influences who gets paid what, whose skills are recognised and how gender inequalities persist in the labour market.   This practical session will introduce the EU-wide guidelines on gender-neutral job evaluation and classification: step-by-step toolkit. The session will show how to use the toolkit to identify and address gender bias in job evaluation and pay structures, and to advance...

Europe’s economies depend on care, social services and equality, yet these are still too often treated as expenditure rather than investment. This workshop will challenge narrow definitions of economic value and explore how social rights and lived inequalities shape labour market participation, sustainable wellbeing and long-term economic performance. Drawing on Social Platform’s SWINS project, the European Women’s Lobby’s work on...

Europe needs a broader and more adaptable skills base to power its future. Yet talent remains underused across the labour market – from too few women in tech to too few men in care – while unequal access to lifelong learning and persistent gender stereotypes continue to shape people’s choices and opportunities. In this in-person World Café workshop, together with...