… analyses and reviews carried out in the framework of EU-funded projects on structural change, among others, show … work for gender equality through GEPs, in line with the EU gender equality strategy 2020–2025 Build alliances with … policies and measures in EU Member States and associated countries , published in 2020 by the ERAC Standing Working …
… Child Guarantee, organised by the French presidency of the EU 2022 on 4 March 2022. When we speak about early … Commission estimate, only about 10 % of fathers in the EU use their right for parental leave. Take up varies greatly … and universal childcare and educational services. Countries in which more children are being taken care of by …
… 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 …
… showed that long-standing inequalities persist in the EU. Women are less likely to be in paid work than men, with … when the Europe 2020 strategy was adopted 10 years ago, EU leaders aimed to have 75 % of the working age population … to their homes to contain the spread of the pandemic, many countries registered spikes in domestic violence reports. …
… time, power, health and violence. Each year, we score the EU and Member States from 1 to 100, with a score of 100 … on health. This year’s Gender Equality Index score for the EU as a whole is 67.9 points out of 100. That’s a mere half a … do better. In that spirit, I’d like to congratulate those countries that have made the most progress since 2010. Italy …
… make up the majority (76 %) of healthcare workers in the EU. Although both women and men working in this sector are … make up the majority (76 %) of healthcare workers in the EU. The formal care sector comes with its challenges in … time. We do not yet have comparable EU-wide data but some countries have provided initial figures showing a spike in …
… 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, …
… was part of a panel discussion titled "What role for the EU?". The EU’s founding treaty includes a commitment to end the gender … Women make up the majority of university graduates in most countries of the EU. Part of the reason behind that is …
… sound right, does it? Well this was the situation in the EU before the pandemic, with 7.7 million women unable to take … is a good sign. To make sure this positive change stays, countries should earmark healthy amounts of parental leave … Let’s hope it doesn’t get to that. It’s a good thing that EU Member States will have to show how their economic …
… quality of their jobs are gender equality issues. In the EU, 95 % of domestic cleaners and helpers are women. When it … and helpers are among the 20 % lowest paid people in the EU. Please remember that the vast majority of these workers … these aims. It’s interesting to see that one of the EUcountries which has ratified the ILO’s Convention is also one …
… The EU scores 68 points out of 100 in the Gender Equality Index, … There are big variations in gender equality scores between countries. They range from 83.9 points in Sweden to 52.6 … Programme, the Commission stands ready to support EU Member States ’ needs and actions to recognise every …
… always, we will have new scores for gender equality in the EU and all Member States. You will see if your country has … its ranking or dropped down a notch. Discover which countries are speeding up progress and which ones are slowing … tool to measure the progress of gender equality in the EU over time. Each year, it gives the EU and the Member …
… European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE). Across the EU, the bulk of unpaid care work is done by women, with 92 % … more than their fair share of unpaid care work. Across the EU, they spend 90 minutes more per day than employed men on … benefits of dividing care work more evenly are clear. Countries with a more equal sharing of unpaid care between …