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Definition of division of labour

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Glossary & Thesaurus
  • Bibliografia

    … Eurostat (2018), The life of women and men in Europe: A statistical portrait (La vita … di genere — EIGE (2014), Estimating the costs of gender-based violence in the European Union (Stima dei … «Women’s economic empowerment and inclusive growth: labour markets and enterprise development» (Emancipazione …

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    Toolkit page
    Topics
    • Economic and financial affairs
  • Transport and public infrastructure

    … activities. The complex interplay between mobility, out-of-home activities, care responsibilities and paid work … mobility makes it harder for women to participate in the labour market on the same footing as men, in turn increasing … given the gendered patterns of unpaid care and paid work division, the availability, accessibility and cost of …

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    Toolkit page
  • Informal care of children and childcare services

    … Equally shared or not, childcare is a key dimension of gender equality Family structures have changed drastically … EU have reacted differently according to their different labour-market structures, social and political systems and … and structures affect gender roles, particularly in the division of care work at home, is key to progress on gender …

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    Toolkit page
  • Informal care of older people, people with disabilities and long-term care services

    … experiencing unprecedented demographic changes. The share of population above 65 years old in the EU is expected to … care, which negatively impacts their participation in the labour market, also increases their risk of economic … disadvantaged position of older women in the gender division of informal care responsibilities and the challenge …

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    Toolkit page
  • Parental-leave policies

    … in female employment rates, coupled with the decline of the male breadwinner family model, have unsettled … paternal health and well-being, birth rates and various labour-market outcomes, such as increased women’s … parents across Member States are entitled to a range of types of leave, the most common being maternity leave, …

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    Toolkit page
  • Both women and men limit their study fields

    … graduates grew by 7 p.p. to 25 % [1] , with almost all of the growth taking place in the first 10 years. Women … than men, this does not translate into more favourable labour-market outcomes. Women work more often in part-time … also harms their career progression. In measuring gender division in the tertiary fields of education, health and …

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  • Lifetime pay inequalities fall on older women

    … families where women are the sole earners. In 2017, 35 % of lone mothers in the EU were at risk of poverty, compared … the social-protection systems) to better offset prevailing labour-market inequalities (i.e. gender segregation and … gender pay gaps) and to redress gender inequalities in the division of unpaid care work. High at-risk-of-poverty rates …

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  • 10. Conclusions

    … Gender Equality Index 2019 Domain of work The domain of work, with a score of 72.0, keeps the … a parent continues to hinder women, but not men, in the labour market. The largest gender gap in the FTE employment … disabilities. In Member States with a more gender-unequal division of care responsibilities, the Gender Equality Index …

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  • Step 3: Gender-sensitive analysis

    … This effect is known as ‘gender impact’. An assessment of the gender impact of any initiative involves a process of … what will be the changes? Will gender segregation of the labour market be reduced? If yes, what will be the changes? … following structures which sustain those inequalities: The division of labour by gender The structures which organise …

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  • Step 4: Weighing gender impact

    … the foreseen impact in gender relations . Once the effects of the proposed policy have been identified, they should be … inequalities are modified. This means acting on the sexual division of labour, on the organisation of private life, or on the …

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  • Denmark

    … Gender Mainstreaming Strategy (2013-ongoing). Both of those strategic documents emphasise that a gender analysis … has to be performed by respective ministries, whereas the Division for Gender Equality is usually consulted throughout … access of women, men, girls and boys to: education, the labour market, maternity leave/paternity leave, leave, …

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    Denmark
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    • Economic and financial affairs
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    • Justice
  • Domain 1 – Parliamentarians’ presence and capacity in a parliament

    … to influence the parliament’s work, a sufficient number of women must be in leadership roles. Despite gradual … highly gendered, as it reflects the traditionally gendered division of labour within which women should contribute mostly in areas …

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    Toolkit page
  • Work in the EU: women and men at opposite ends

    … the workforce. This leads to the untapped potential of talent, unmet aspirations and lost opportunities for … such as teaching and care work. Gender divisions in the labour market extend to the distribution of leadership positions, career advancement possibilities, …

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    • Employment
    • Education
  • Gender budgeting

    … (Stotsky, 2016) [ 1 ]. Definition and Purpose The Council of Europe defines gender budgeting as a ‘gender based … leads to higher growth rates, healthier children, improved labour productivity and a more responsive government. [ 7 ] … Budgeting (EG-S-GB), EG-S-GB (2004) RAP FIN;  Equality Division, Directorate General of Human Rights, Council of …

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  • Gender statistics and indicators

    … perspective in the collection, analysis and presentation of statistical data. Gender statistics play a key role in … they are used to identify gender gaps in education, the labour market, earnings and health, amongst other areas [1]. … overcome such inequalities. The United Nations Statistical Division Minimum Set of Gender Indicators compiles data from …

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    Topics
    • Research
  • Gender analysis

    … the differences between and among women and men in terms of their relative position in society and the distribution of … terms of recruitment practices, the gendered divisions of labour and women’s access to decision-making positions [6]. … problem analysis. In particular: assess how the gender division of labour and patterns of decision-making affect the …

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  • EIGE takes an in-depth look at gender equality in the classroom

    … EIGE is delving into the classroom to unearth some of the gender related challenges in education. “Education and … choices between girls and boys, there is also a division in the type of work they choose. More boys end up in … gender segregation in tertiary education, training and the labour market . This new study will examine the trends and …

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    • Education
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  • Promoting Full-time Employment

    … Summary A key indicator of gender inequality in the Swedish labour market is the difference in working time. There are … of Avesta, in the county of Dalarna, and the local division of the Swedish Municipal Workers’ Union signed an …

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    Good practice
    Country
    Sweden
    Topics
    • Poverty
  • Partnership for Change and Development in the Local Labour Market

    … Summary Partnership for Change and Development in the Local Labour Market ( Partnerstvo za promjene i razvoj na lokalnom … in 2013. It focused on unemployed women in a rural area of Karlovac County, one of the least developed counties in … in Karlovac County, there is a strong traditional gender division of labour in private life which leaves women to bear …

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    Good practice
    Country
    Croatia
    Topics
    • Poverty
  • Equal Opportunities on the Threshold of Czech Households

    … media agency Oglivy & Mather and the Economics Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences, implemented a project to … gender stereotyped attitudes and practice in the division of household work and care in families, and … work. However, in employing migrant women as cheap labour, families are reproducing gender inequality both …

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    Good practice
    Country
    Czechia
    Topics
    • Poverty

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