… the clock assistance. And unpaid care also means household work. In the fragile context of the pandemic, all these forms … need to empower both women and men to use flexible work for family responsibilities – so if a child needs to be … progress is not just a pipedream. The recent bill on paid menstrual leave is a testament to that. Futher from …
… for Equality”, held in Brussels on 24 June 2022. If we work together, we can overcome inequality. I start my … gaps shows that society continues to undervalue women’s work throughout all areas of the economy. To give you a … data shows that in workplaces dominated by men, women are paid 30 % less than men for the same work. The continued …
… most gender equal places in the world is a result of hard work. It is the result of laws, of campaigns, of individual … and of so much more. We therefore need to continue our work, as the progress we’ve made can be easily lost. I’d … inactive women increased. These are the women are not in paidwork, nor looking for it. Before Covid, this figure had …
… the existing system hasn’t quite worked. Women are still paid less. They are in a minority in positions of power, but … the economy, which, by the way, are often some of the best paid and highly respected ones – I will touch on this later … women have been doing about 36 hours of unpaid care work a week. That’s almost 2,000 hours a year, which, to put …
… us today. It’s great to be here to speak about EIGE’s work programme in 2022. We have three priority topics for the … first is that we are now even more explicitly aligning our work programme with the political priorities of the European … EU-wide survey, which asked women and men how much their paid and unpaid hours changed during the pandemic. This will …
… Does gender equality feature in your work? Whether you work in fisheries, transport or any other area of the … family fishing or aquaculture businesses. They are rarely paid and their efforts are not recognised by society. A …