… In the lead up to International Women’s Day on 8 March, the European Institute for Gender … counsellors, the effects of the pandemic have hit women the hardest. Severe job losses in women-dominated professions During the first wave of the …
… Across the EU, the bulk of unpaid care work is done by women, with 92 % providing unpaid care several days a week – as opposed to 68 % of men. Employed women also do more than their fair share of unpaid care work. … Countries with a more equal sharing of unpaid care between women and men, tend to have higher employment rates for …
… EIGE’s handbook shows how organisations can ensure women and men employees feel safe, respected and fulfilled. … Despite laws to prevent discrimination in the workplace, women continue to be under-represented in senior roles, paid … shows how unconscious bias underpins the unequal way women and men are treated at work. While overt sexism is …
… the labour market. The bulk of unpaid care work is done by women, and this hinders their access to employment. The paid care sector has a large share of women employees who are often in low-income, precarious jobs, … insecure job contracts usually make it more convenient for women to opt out of paid employment and care for their …
… future are increasingly digital, we need to ensure that women and girls occupy their fair share of this sector and … to see it through and fully implemented to ensure that women and men can be free, will thrive and lead,” said Helena … EU. The domain of power, which measures the engagement of women and men in decision-making in the areas of politics, …
… how digitalisation and the Covid-19 pandemic have affected women and men in their working lives. We will shed light on … groups that may face additional disadvantages, such as women with disabilities or women from migrant and ethnic backgrounds, when data is …
… ages. Most professionals in the formal care sector are women and their working conditions are often very demanding. … shortage of home-based long-term care services mean that women often pick up the burden of unpaid care at home. This … incomes, low qualifications, migrants and ethnic minority women have more difficulties accessing long-term care …
… Women’s economic empowerment has long been a feature of EU … in employment by 2020 but does not distinguish between women and men. While the overall EU employment rate is … a significant disparity between the employment rates of women (66.5 %) and men (78 %). A gender perspective in …
… to foster cultural change and create workplaces where women and men can work free from the constraints of gender … by ensuring that task allocation is gender-neutral (e.g. women are not overly relied upon to do the office ‘housework’ …