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… use of mobile devices, digitalisation of working processes and online communication allow more flexibility in where and … to the achievement of equality between women and men in the labour market. The Gender Equality Index 2019 showed that work–life balance …

… closely related processes: increased flexibility of work and the emergence of new forms of work. Increases in work … other, more stable jobs. These changes can affect gender equality both positively and negatively. On the one … is highly prevalent in ICT: 93 % of women and 88 % of men ICT specialists are employees; ICT workers are more …

… segregated nature of the EU labour market, the variety of gender stereotypes around employment in certain jobs and related gender differences in career expectations. This … analyses the differences in participation of women and men in two quite different types of job opportunities linked …

… work centres on the increased use of digital technologies and their capacity to replace or complement workers in an … the majority of workplaces in the EU labour market, gender differences in the use of ICT at work persist. … to use some digital technologies less frequently than men (Figure 41), which is likely to limit their employment …

… Gender differences in digital skills and use of digital … are particularly relevant to the contribution of women and men to the development of digital technologies and the gender …

… become a basis for global competitiveness, boosting jobs and growth. Digital societies require digital competencies if … Women in Digital (WiD)), the following analysis looks at gender differences in information, communication, … Cyprus and Bulgaria) show women scoring higher than men on internet user skills. The biggest gender gaps (to …

… in many ways, for example if the relationship between gender and technology is viewed as mutually constitutive: … that societies with greater equality between women and men also perform better in the area of the digital economy …

… resulting from the adoption of new ICT, increased use and storage of digitally codified information, and new … labour market regulation, paying only limited attention to gender equality prospects. This section focuses on the … subsection analyses the employment prospects for women and men within these economic activities, while the third …

… The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged health systems and affected the health and lives of innumerable people, both directly and indirectly. Although gender-disaggregated data are not provided by all countries, data suggest that infected men are more likely to die from COVID-19 than infected women …

… Examination of the Gender Equality Index confirms that good health and healthcare are not enjoyed equally by all women and men. Age, education, migration status, family status and …

… The 2020 Gender Equality Index still reflects the pre-COVID-19 period. … improved their score by more than 1 point, with Sweden and the United Kingdom alternating between 1st and 2nd … score at EU level is a mere 75.4 points. Data show that men are more likely to engage in smoking and drinking, while …

… power [1]  has increased by almost 12 points since 2010, and by 1.6 points between 2017 and 2018, maintaining the same … respectively. However, while Spain showed improvement in gender equality in all subdomains, the Netherlands lost … political power looks at the representation of women and men in national parliaments, government and regional/local …

… the lower score in the time domain, pointing to persistent gender inequalities. This is important from both a gender equality and a well-being perspective (Brajša-Žganec et al., 2011. … outside the home, the participation of working women and men is extremely low in some countries and varies …

… as essential to enable people to reconcile paid work and care responsibilities. This is particularly true for … affect women as care recipients, as more women than men are dependent on long-term care, and also as caregivers, … related targets) were restated in the European Pact for Gender Equality (2011–2020) and referred to in the Europe …

… the third lowest scoring of the six domains comprising the Gender Equality Index and is characterised by a persistent lack of progress and … of care activities measures gender gaps in women’s and men’s involvement in the care and/or education of their …

… The engagement of women and men (aged 15 or older) in formal or non-formal education … participation levels are very low in most of the EU, gender differences are essentially non-existent in 16 Member …

… Over the past decade, the shares of women and men graduating from university have increased steadily in Europe, with the gender gap slowly reversing to favour women. In 2010, 20 % of …

… has remained stagnant since the previous edition of the Gender Equality Index, improving by only 1.8 points since 2010 (Figure 11 and Figure 12). Most Member States experienced little or no … measured by two indicators: the percentages of women and men tertiary graduates, and the participation of women and …

… or social exclusion. Since then, the total number of women and men at risk of poverty or social exclusion has reduced by … equal sharing of resources within households, this gender gap is likely to underestimate women’s true exposure …

… Women’s economic independence has long been a focus of EU gender equality policy. However, women remain in a more … [1]  shows very minor improvement (0.2 points) since 2017 and an increase of only 2.2 points since 2010 (Figure 8). … slightly reduced income inequalities among women and men, while Poland fractionally narrowed the gender gap in …