… were already more likely than men to be in unpaid, low-paid or temporary jobs. The COVID-19 crisis is likely to … scheme was not available in the sectors of their work or, if it was, provided lower benefits, or because they … and by better valorising those working in frontline, low-paid and precarious jobs, such as carers, nurses and cleaning …
… includes women’s and men’s mean monthly earnings from work and mean equivalised net income (from pensions, … benefits and any other source in addition to earnings from paidwork). The subdomain of economic situation captures women’s …
… migrant women are usually limited to working in low-paid care jobs (Addati, 2018; EIGE, 2020c, 2021d). FRA (2019) … women are considerably less likely than men to be in paidwork, with the gender gap ranging from 19 p.p. in …
… progress or even regression is probable. Domain of work With a score of 71.6 points – an increase of only … between women and men because of the gender imbalance in paid and unpaid work. More women than men in the EU have lost … gender inequalities in the time women and men spend on paid and unpaid work and in recreation. Housework is the most …
… in health The conditions in which women and men live, work and spend their time affect their health. Gender and … to accumulate and have the greatest impact on those not in paidwork and those with a low income, such as women with a low …
… aspect of gender equality. The amount of time spent in paidwork, rest and recreation, or caring for others has knock-on … pandemic, the crisis has underlined the importance of both paid and unpaid care work for societies and economies to …
… and men make it harder for women to commit more time to paidwork (EIGE, 2019e). The overall share of women in part-time work is greater since they balance paid jobs and unpaid care work to a greater extent than men …
… Gender inequalities in the domain of work remain entrenched (EIGE, 2020a). They are reflected in … norms, including leaving jobs or substantially reducing paidwork time to meet care needs. This has consequences for … is exposing, as never before, the crucial links between paid and unpaid work, and between the economic and health …
… gap , as fields dominated by men tend to be more highly paid than those dominated by women. Even when women are … . Computer programming used to be dominated by modestly paid women Gender stereotypes linked to the value of work are partly to blame, with salaries in a profession going …
… of care recipients, but even more for caregivers. Caring (paid or unpaid) for an old person takes a considerable toll … could help to decrease the disproportionate amount of care work for which women are responsible and thereby reduce … most of whom (76 %) are women. They bear heavy workloads, work long shifts (including nights and weekends) and …
… The term ‘black box’ is used to describe how algorithms work, neatly encapsulating the fact that, while inputs and … through online collection, has seen much attention paid to the quantity of data available rather than their …
… and sectoral segregation, part-time or temporary work, gender stereotypes and norms, difficulties in … underpaid and undervalued. Both women and men are well paid in ICT but the gender pay gap persists Attracting women to well-paid ICT and STEM jobs is seen as an important policy tool to …
… allow more flexibility in where and when people work. Flexible working arrangements typically relate to how … burden of household work, despite also being in paidwork (see Chapter 5, ‘Domain of time’). The rest of this … generally more common among women who work in higher paid jobs or who have non-standard contracts (EIGE, 2018d). …
… two closely related processes: increased flexibility of work and the emergence of new forms of work. Increases in … care responsibilities (primarily taken on by women) with paid employment, and because it can encompass those who … favourable working conditions: they are relatively well paid, require less work during atypical working hours, and …
… Apart from its potential to replace human work, digitalisation offers a range of new opportunities, … of platform work. While platform work includes some well-paid, high-skilled opportunities (Eurofound, 2018b), there are many poorly paid jobs that serve only to supplement income from other …
… Much of the current policy debate about the future of work centres on the increased use of digital technologies and … 2017, p. 7). This does not, however, mean that women are paid equally to men in these jobs. The fact that women have, … patterns of automation (Rubery, 2018). Firstly, the low-paid nature of certain female-dominated occupations (e.g. …
… digital skills open opportunities for access to well-paid jobs for which there is significant demand in the … skills) necessary to thrive in the digitalised world of work. This is particularly evident among older people (aged … between Gender Equality Index scores (domain of work, subdomain of participation, domain of money) and the …