… of our societies and economies in what could be a changing EU landscape, we have been improving our preparedness and … inception of the Index with 70.2 points out of 100 for the EU, it is, of course, never as clear cut as it seems. The … face. Suddenly a person who was from one of the developing countries in the room spoke about how in their country, due …
… Scroll down to the bottom to read this article in all EU languages Ten years ago, EIGE introduced the Gender … as a marker for the status quo of gender equality in the EU. Each edition came with more or less the same conclusion: … Unpacking 70.2 - no room for complacency Top performing countries such as Sweden, the Netherlands and Denmark …
… day. It is no secret that in every singly country in the EU, and I would venture to say in the world, women do the … women still did the most. On average, women across the EU have been doing some 36 hours of unpaid care work each … include it in its law on work-life balance, which all EUcountries must now implement. Let’s not forget that parental …
… up this morning in a world where women lead 90 % of the EU’s biggest companies. The share of men in boardrooms is at … representation of either gender no lower than 40 %. But EUcountries aren’t keen and have been blocking the law for …
… a day. This work is not paid and you won’t find it in countries’ balance sheets, but it has economic value. Those … of the economy that’s mainly powered by women. across the EU, a spectacular 79 % of women do housework every day, … and men should share care tasks equally. To achieve this, countries should roll out awareness raising campaigns to end …
… care work is one of the lowest paid occupations in the EU, often accompanied by poor contracts that provide little … to make it past our 10th birthday, is not even counted in countries’ balance sheets. It’s considered a free service … for children, they cook more, they clean more – across the EU, a spectacular 79 % of women do housework every day, …