… A catalyst for gender equality in the making Policy debates on work—life balance … responsibilities. It can be a catalyst for greater gender equality provided both women and men can access it despite … them better combine work with family duties. The Gender Equality Index domains of time and work strongly correlate …
… incompatibilities in institutional support for gender equality in labour-market participation. In general, the … that although they are an important measure for gender equality, they do not automatically lead to it. For example, … FWAs is increasingly recognised as a facilitator of gender equality and of better work—life balance opportunities for …
… relevant to the analysis of work—life balance and gender equality. The existing literature provides much evidence on … time is not only strongly linked to the entire Gender Equality Index [2] , but also to two of its domains — time … 57. It can be viewed as an enabling factor for gender equality across various domains of life, particularly …
… shared or not, childcare is a key dimension of gender equality Family structures have changed drastically in recent … of care work at home, is key to progress on gender equality. Policies can support parents to stay in employment … childcare in the home, with wider consequences for gender equality in society as a whole. While certain policy options …
… (Panel B in Figure 43). Figure 43: Score of the Gender Equality Index work sub-domain of participation, and (A) the … (age group 50-64). Note: EIGE’s calculations, EQLS, Gender Equality Index, (*) refers to significance at 10 %. One in … professional home-care services and the levels of gender equality achieved. Among other things, this shows that …
… Parental-leave conditions may help or hinder gender equality The increase in female employment rates, coupled … the same job. These leave policies not only support gender equality, they are also important policy instruments for … in the labour market, with consequences for gender equality. Some characteristics are positively associated with …
… have brought socioeconomic costs that have impacted gender equality across different domains of life. Work—life balance … a personal goal, it is also a political one. The Gender Equality Index 2019 reflects that with its thematic focus on … while not included in the calculations of the Gender Equality Index scores, demonstrates conceptual and …
… against women in its Strategic Engagement for Gender Equality 2016-2019, calling on EU Member States to make … the EU has witnessed a general backlash against gender equality and women’s rights (European Parliament, 2018a). The …
… the highest of all six core domains measured in the Gender Equality Index. Figure 28: Scores for the domain of health … is unchanged since the last edition of the Gender Equality Index. …
… people is certain to increase in the future. For gender equality, economic growth and the well-being of both older … underscores yet again the impact of migration on gender equality. Men residing in the country they were born in are …
… only to health in surpassing 80 points in the Gender Equality Index. This suggests that, although significant … worrying due to a major and continuous decline in gender equality in this area from 2005 (88.1 points) to 2017 … IT, LT, LU, HU, MT, AT, SE) and the EU as a whole, gender equality in the sub-domain of economic resources was greater …
… to analyse and monitor convergence as regards gender equality. This chapter provides the first attempt to analyse the degree of convergence on gender equality in the EU between 2005 and 2017. Convergence is the … the analysis conducted shows whether the Gender Equality Index scores of the Members States are moving …
… The power domain has seen the biggest advances in gender equality but remains the most gender unequal in the Index. … same period (see Table 1). Table 1: Changes in the Gender Equality Index and domain scores by Member State, 2005-2017 … nearly three quarters (74 %) of the progress in the Gender Equality Index between 2015 and 2017 (See Table 2). They were …