… has woken us up – woken us up to the realities of everyday gender inequalities that our society was already facing, but … of lockdown measures has reminded us just how difficult and dangerous it is for the women who live with a violent … of healthcare workers in the EU. Although both women andmen working in this sector are exposed to the virus, women …
… this speech at the “Remote Work: Challenges, Risks and Opportunities" conference on the future of work, … 79 % of women do housework every day, compared to 34 % of men. Teleworking during Covid-19 made the situation worse, … case. But it’s also true in so called ‘normal times’. The gender pay gap, women’s lower pensions…it’s all linked to the …
… this at an event of the Committee on Women's Rights andGenderEquality (FEMM) titled We are strong: Women leading … We have been fighting this pandemic together. Women, men, doctors, nurses, carers, scientists, teachers, shop …
… Carlien Scheele delivered this speech at an event titled GenderEquality As a Driver for Recovery, organised by … With International Women’s Day just around the corner, and the EU set to roll out its Covid-19 recovery package … how their plans will impact equality between women andmen. However, genderequality should not only be considered …
… on pay transparency organised by the European Economic and Social Committee on 5 May 2021. The speech was part of a … The EU’s founding treaty includes a commitment to end the gender pay gap. Since 1957, we’ve been signed up to the … women are still paid on average 14 % less per hour than men. At the European Institute for GenderEquality, we …
… the Council of the European Union, the European Commission and the European Women’s Lobby. I want to start with a mental … to start with this mental exercise to show that women andmen didn’t enter this crisis on an equal footing, and that … will have to show how their economic recovery plans serve genderequality when applying to access the EU’s money for …
… nice to be here today to speak about how we can bring more genderequality into the domestic work sector. Let’s start with the obvious. The rights of domestic workers and the quality of their jobs are genderequality issues. In … for free instead. There was no suggestion that retired men should be taking on some of care load, or that the state …
… Thank you for inviting EIGE- the European Institute for GenderEquality – to this timely discussion. This year we mark the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA) – a milestone in the worldwide … a comprehensive roadmap for equal rights between women andmen. That same year, in 1995, the European Council …
… Brussels on 28 October 2021. Good morning from Brussels, and welcome to the GenderEquality Index 2021. Thank you for joining us from … re gressed -- when it comes to equality between women andmen in recent history. With all this data, we can also …
… Gender-responsive public procurement (GRPP) is a gender … services or works being purchased. This means that buyers and suppliers examine the impact of all contracted activities on women’s andmen’s needs, interests and concerns, and design and deliver …
… works for people’, which is also the thematic focus of the GenderEquality Index 2022. Previous research into the … declined, while the amount of unpaid household work and childcare increased significantly. Even though men doubled their share of household work, women still …
… Despite efforts to improve genderequality, EU labour markets are still characterised by … workers in particular sectors are predominantly women or men. According to 2020 data, only four in ten workers in the … EU Platform for Change, launched by the European Economic and Social Committee and the European Commission in 2017, …
… Environment and climate change is a hot topic across the globe and it is crucial that related policy decisions serve women andmen equally. To make that happen, women need to be adequately … covered. The latest available data highlight where the gender balance is good, and where we still need to make …
… Traditional gender roles place expectations on men to be the sole breadwinner in the family. Genderequality progress and profound changes in the labour market may have given …
… diagnostic criteria, such as the those in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition … anxiety, phobias, and suicidal thoughts and attempts. Men self-report twice as high levels of externalising … as quickly as possible during childhood and adolescence. Gender-specific data on pre-school children’s mental health …
… 2017). Overall, women tend to report worse health than men (Nesson and Robinson, 2019), except on hearing problems and … perceive their health to be good or very good (Figure 24). Gender gaps in self-reported health are greater in Portugal, …
… were simultaneously battling a third wave of COVID-19 and aggressively rolling out large-scale vaccination … of the pandemic on health: poor mental health, a rise in gender-based violence and the provision of SRH services in a crisis. COVID-19 deadlier for men, ‘long COVID’ more likely for women There are …
… ‘Good sexual and reproductive health is a state of complete physical, … of SRH without any discrimination, while tackling gender inequalities on this issue, have been on UN agendas … power relations in society, and may strip women andmen of their ability to control their SRHR. However, …
… to good-quality, affordable healthcare (both preventive and curative) plays a critical role in maintaining good … everyday life activities [1] . The respondents, women andmen alike, ranked health services as the most important type … have the most transformative potential towards advancing genderequality in society. They create opportunities for …
… towards that end’ (Nutbeam, 1998). Health behaviour and health status are interlinked, since the activities … despite their harmful consequences (Nutbeam, 1998). The GenderEquality Index monitors both types of health … of health, shaping and reproducing how women andmen engage in health behaviour. Research often frames women …