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… A catalyst for gender equality in the making Policy debates on work—life balance … to care responsibilities. It can be a catalyst for greater gender equality provided both women and men can access it …

… 2018; Plantenga et al., 2010; Wheatley, 2017), gender differences on their actual usage remain highly … according to job sectors, providing a distinct link to gender segregation in the labour market. Figure 59: … incompatibilities in institutional support for gender equality in labour-market participation. In general, the …

… paid work with other life duties and needs. Traditional gender roles assigning women to care work, paid or unpaid, … accessibility should take into account the differences in gender needs. Due to the scope of this analysis, and given … relevant to the analysis of work—life balance and gender equality. The existing literature provides much evidence on …

… Equally shared or not, childcare is a key dimension of gender equality Family structures have changed drastically in recent … Understanding how social policies and structures affect gender roles, particularly in the division of care work at …

… were used. Member States are grouped on size of the gender gap. ‘Considerably more’ — gender gap is higher than 5 p.p.; ‘somewhat more’ — gender … (Panel B in Figure 43). Figure 43: Score of the Gender Equality Index work sub-domain of participation, and (A) the …

… Parental-leave conditions may help or hinder gender equality The increase in female employment rates, coupled … male breadwinner family model, have unsettled traditional gender work roles and expectations (Connolly, Aldrich, …

… These have brought socioeconomic costs that have impacted gender equality across different domains of life. Work—life balance … just a personal goal, it is also a political one. The Gender Equality Index 2019 reflects that with its thematic …

… violence against women in its Strategic Engagement for Gender Equality 2016-2019, calling on EU Member States to make … ensuring access to protection and support for survivors of gender-based violence (European Commission, 2015). In recent …

… among the highest of all six core domains measured in the Gender Equality Index. Figure 28: Scores for the domain of health … norms to induce behavioural change. For example, gender norms on masculinity and attitudes expected of boys …

… remained the only Member State with at least 40 % of each gender on the combined boards of the companies covered [1] . … between 20 % and 33 %. Six Member States have legislated gender quotas to address the gender imbalance in boardrooms: … political inaction and virtual stagnation on gender equality in economic power and decision-making. A recent …

… Parliaments in Sweden, Finland, Belgium and Spain are gender balanced (i.e. at least 40 % of each gender), whereas women account for less than 20 % of … Political parties often act as gatekeepers against gender equality since they set party policy and select candidates …

… older people or people with disabilities, it also impacts gender inequalities in caring. When different types of … work per day, this only holds true for 67 % of men. The gender gap increases to 60 p.p. for food preparation and … people is certain to increase in the future. For gender equality, economic growth and the well-being of both older …

… strongly outnumbered men as tertiary graduates, with a gender gap in Estonia of 16 p.p., in Latvia of 13 p.p. and in … in four Member States: Germany (with the largest gender gap of 8 p.p.), Austria, Malta and Hungary (showing … through levels of educational segregation, the Gender Equality Index found that, in 2017, 43 % of all women at …

… men and women. This is one of the few domains where a gender gap has been reversed since 2005 — women now … educational attainment in most Member States. However, gender segregation in education and the generally low … segregation in education remains a major block to gender equality in the EU, with this sub-domain showing almost no …

… money second only to health in surpassing 80 points in the Gender Equality Index. This suggests that, although significant gender gaps still exist on financial and economic resources, …

… and couples with children (+ 4 p.p.). While the most acute gender gap in FTE employment was observed among couples with … grandchildren or those who are older and ill. These gender gaps in FTE employment stress the need for wider and … different groups of women and men are affected, the Gender Equality Index also highlights the situation of LGBTQI* …

… 1 p.p. for both genders from 2015. This maintains the gender gap in FTE employment unchanged at 16 p.p. over the … hours on full time jobs)/population. FTE employment gender gaps at national level also demonstrate very different … in Finland and Sweden (8 p.p.). No steady narrowing of gender gaps in FTE employment have been noted nationally in …

… In comparison, and despite slowly rising employment rates, gender segregation remains a particular challenge for the EU … scores show that the effectiveness of measures to reduce gender segregation in employment remains limited, with women … work sub-domain results underline that to achieve gender equality in the work domain, systematically and effectively …

… relevant 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 …

… The power domain has seen the biggest advances in gender equality but remains the most gender unequal in the Index. The EU score for this domain …