… reducing loneliness and isolation (Iancu and Iancu, 2017). Women are the primary beneficiaries of these technological … Longer life expectancy, combined with the fact that women tend to marry older men, means that they often outlive … valuable resource for providing long-term care to older women living alone, as it allows medical professionals to …
… has become an integral part of the professional lives of women and men in various work circumstances. It is therefore logical that common experiences affecting women in the workplace, such as sexual harassment, are … European Parliament, 2018a, 2018b). Online abuse affecting women in their work context is getting increased attention …
… industry. It recognised the need to increase the number of women trained and employed in this area, as well as the risk of bias and discrimination against women by AI systems (European Commission, 2020d). In the EU … leading driver of economic progress and the importance of women as creators and users in order to avoid gender bias …
… levels, the gender pay gap persists. In 2018, on average, women’s gross hourly pay was 14.8 % lower than men’s … opaque wage structures, and undervaluing of women’s work and skills (European Commission, 2009, 2018a, … differences (around one third) results from the fact that women and men work in different economic activities and …
… and to contribute to the achievement of equality between women and men in the labour market. The Gender Equality Index … of some flexible working arrangements, such as women’s ability to set their own working hours. Read more The … use of flexible working arrangements. For instance, more women do regular home-based telework than their male partners …
… as a promising way to support further participation of women and certain disadvantaged groups in the labour market … unpaid care responsibilities (primarily taken on by women) with paid employment, and because it can encompass … work. ICT jobs offer favourable working conditions but few women benefit Newly emerging high-skilled occupations in the …
… This section analyses the differences in participation of women and men in two quite different types of job … This section looks in particular at the job prospects of women and men in the ICT sector, in view of the high demand … other sources (Huws et al., 2019; ILO, 2018c; JRC, 2018). Women are currently under-represented in platform work, with …
… 10 workplaces in the EU (European Commission, 2016b). Yet women continue to use some digital technologies less … Figure 41. Use of ICT at work and activities performed by women and men (aged 16–74) in the EU (%), 2018 Earlier … 2019f; Oesch and Piccitto, 2019), especially among women (Eurofound, 2016; OECD, 2017a; Piasna and Drahokoupil, …
… aspects are particularly relevant to the contribution of women and men to the development of digital technologies and … professionals at age 30, by country and gender, 2018 While women outnumber men among tertiary education students (54 % … 36 and Figure 37). This level of under-representation of women among ICT students is hardly surprising, given the …
… EU Digital Scoreboard (Digital Economy and Society Index, Women in Digital (WiD)), the following analysis looks at … to advance those skills. Advanced digital skills of women and gender equality go hand in hand The WiD Scoreboard monitors women’s participation in the digital economy. Its second …
… Index shows that societies with greater equality between women and men also perform better in the area of the digital … reveals a historically unequal power relationship between women and men. Differences in access to economic resources … gender norms and perceptions of technology, can sideline women from technological developments. Historically, women …
… acquisition across different sectors in order to provide women and men of all ages with opportunities to advance. The … of the mechanisms put in place by the Commission to assess women’s inclusion in digital jobs, careers and … and preconceptions’ continue to create obstacles for women and girls (European Commission, 2019j). These findings …
… of digital technologies has had far-reaching impacts on women’s and girls’ exposure to gender-based violence. … varied and powerful tools of control and coercion over the women in their lives, digital technologies can aggravate … forms of gender-based violence, which are likely to affect women differently depending on their personal …
… For example, extensive research shows that Muslim women are disproportionately affected by Islamophobic attacks … 2017; Mahr and Nadeem, 2019; Seta, 2016). Attacks on these women – usually perpetrated by unknown white men – are … combination of Islamophobia and sexism (Seta, 2016). Older women are disproportionately exposed to the risk of abuse, …
… member (EIGE, 2018c). In 2017, Eurostat recorded 854 women victims of homicide by a family member or intimate … with the highest rate of femicide (calculated per 100 000 women) was Latvia, while the lowest rate was recorded in … caveat to consider is the fact that violence against women is universally under-reported; therefore, the data is …
… men are more likely to die from COVID-19 than infected women (BMJ Global Health, 2020). A similar trend was seen in … other social factors (Gebhard et al., 2020). For example, women participate less in the labour market, but they work as … and social care. A study of eight countries found that women are more likely to see COVID-19 as a very serious …
… good health and healthcare are not enjoyed equally by all women and men. Age, education, migration status, family … health than other groups. For instance, 80 % of lesbian women and 84 % of gay men report good or very good health, on … among the most disadvantaged groups. While only 20 % of women with disabilities report having good or very good …