Search

… of work is hailed as a promising way to support further participation of women and certain disadvantaged groups in the labour market … practices that restrict worker autonomy can reduce women’s participation Platform work can be an opportunity to …

… expectations. This section analyses the differences in participation of women and men in two quite different types of job … in the use of the term. This report adopts Eurofound’s understanding of platform work as a ‘form of employment …

… 10 workplaces in the EU (European Commission, 2016b). Yet women continue to use some digital technologies less … of jobs held by women may well be linked to increased participation of highly qualified women in the labour market … patterns, there are signs that the structure of women’s employment is changing, with high-skilled work increasingly …

… require digital competencies if they are to ensure full participation of people in social and working life. The … EU Digital Scoreboard (Digital Economy and Society Index, Women in Digital (WiD)), the following analysis looks at … equality go hand in hand The WiD Scoreboard monitors women’s participation in the digital economy. Its second dimension …

… brings together a set of relevant indicators on Europe’s current digital policies [1] . The correlation between the … Index shows that societies with greater equality between women and men also perform better in the area of the digital … for a job in Sweden, Malta, Slovakia, Croatia and France. Participation in online professional networks (LinkedIn, …

… acquisition across different sectors in order to provide women and men of all ages with opportunities to advance. The European Commission’s Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition promotes this objective … who collaborate to reduce digital skill gaps in civic participation, the labour market and education (European …

… 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 … largely unaffected (Parmar et al., 2016). However, women’s struggle with work–life balance may have been aggravated by …

… The presence of women in EU national parliaments (both houses) has increased … Estonia has seen a dramatic drop (– 20 p.p.) in women’s representation, from 33 % to 13 %. In 2020, there were … and Italy (26 % to 34 %). Although addressing the unequal participation of women in government is a priority, the …

… and leisure activities carried out outside the home, the participation of working women and men is extremely low in some countries and varies … most childcare responsibilities assigned to women), women’s lower income and gender norms surrounding motherhood all …

… and care responsibilities. This is particularly true for women with children, who are still expected to shoulder a … [7] , which has clear consequences for their participation in the labour market. At the societal level, the employment lost as a result of women’s caring responsibilities leads to a loss of an estimated …

… first subdomain of care activities measures gender gaps in women’s and men’s involvement in the care and/or education of their … and housework. The second subdomain explores how many women and men engage in social activities, i.e. participate …

… The engagement of women and men (aged 15 or older) in formal or non-formal … EU (17 %) [1] . Nordic countries are clear leaders, with participation rates higher than 30  % , while Bulgaria and … the risk of skills mismatches and a premature end to women’s and men’s careers. In 2018, only 15  % of women and 13  % …

… lower than 55 points. The subdomain of attainment and participation drives overall growth in the domain of … is measured by two indicators: the percentages of women and men tertiary graduates, and the participation of women and men in formal and non-formal education and training …

… Despite positive changes in women’s employment rates and educational attainment, gender … they take on this duty at the cost of their labour market participation, thus losing current and future income. …

… growing from 69 % in 2010 to 73 % in 2018 (Figure 7). Both women’s and men’s employment rates grew, to 67 % and 79 % , … aged 20–64 in employment. The approach to labour market participation in the context of EU2020 is different from that …

… almost entirely driven by increases in the labour market participation of women. Since 2010, the Index participation score has … life have reduced slightly. For example, in 2010 women’s FTE employment rate was 17.6 p.p. lower than men’s, and …

… 53.5 points. The main progress in this domain stems from women’s participation in economic decision-making. The second least …

… has been noticeable progress in the EU towards increased women’s employment rates, lower risks of poverty for both women and … gender segregation in higher education and by low participation in lifelong learning. Young women continue to …

… (Scheele, 2005). The EU digital strategy ‘Shaping Europe’s digital future’ presents a vision of digital transition … achieved. In 2019, EU countries committed to boosting the participation of women in digital and technology sectors through the …

… was elected in 2019, breaking the long-standing absence of women in the top positions in the EU system. With no woman … since 2002, passed the 40  % threshold for each gender’s representation in its constitutive session in July 2019, … promoting best practice, the Commission will promote the participation of women (as both voters and candidates) in the …