… EIGE's Director Carlien Scheele delivered this speech at the 10th anniversary event ofthe International Labor Organisation on 28 June 2021. Good … are women. When it comes to those who provide professional care at home, 83 % are women. And that’s just the figures …
… has collected data using an EU-wide online panel survey on the socio-economic impact ofthe COVID-19 pandemic. This survey will form part of … The survey collected data on the thematic areas of unpaid care, paid work, services, support and well-being. The data …
… Femicide is the most severe manifestation of gender-based violence. It is … violence or based on the complicity ofthe authorities or care providers • Death of women by police persecution and …
… Mental health is defined as the state of well-being in which individuals can realise … the physical and mental health of those providing care, who experience accumulated chronic stressors and often …
… In the early summer of 2021, most EU countries were … men, as priority was given to healthcare and residential care workers – both groups mostly composed of women. At the … The highest rates of infection among men are among those aged between 70 and 79 years. Higher rates of infection among …
… health. It is considered an important social determinant of health (WHO, 2019e). In the EU context, access to health services has been … dedicate more of their time to childcare and long-term care. Read more Globally, people with disabilities have …
… Despite an intensifying vaccine roll-out, at the time of writing the COVID-19 pandemic is still not under … including large-scale job losses – and much more unpaid care work for women during the pandemic have been put forward …
… The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly affected individuals’ … Multiple lockdowns, movement restrictions, the closure of leisure and educational facilities and an unprecedented … to acute trade-offs in dividing time between paid work, care duties and leisure activities (EIGE, 2021c). With …
… The COVID-19 crisis is distinctive in its gendered impacts across the sectors of employment. Women are over-represented among ‘essential’ workers, including in the health and care sectors, victim support services, education and food …
… consistently disadvantageous for women. As Figure 6 shows, the largest gender gap – 27 p.p. – in FTE employment in 2019 was among couples with children, with 62 % of women, compared with 89 % of men, in this family grouping … migrant women are usually limited to working in low-paid care jobs (Addati, 2018; EIGE, 2020c, 2021d). FRA (2019) …
… Overall, women tend to report worse health than men. In the 27 Member States ofthe EU (EU-27), 66 % of women and 71 % of men perceive … would find it difficult to pay for unexpected dental care (41 % of women and 35 % of men), mental health services …
… Gender inequalities in health The conditions in which women and men live, work and spend … and women’s poorer mental well-being reflect the effect of gender inequality and gendered norms on health by leading … to disease, health-related behaviours and access to care. Employment status influences people’s physical and …
… Despite vaccine roll-outs gathering pace across the EU by mid 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to … the intertwined social, economic and health dimensions of our lives have come into sharp relief. Although health was … and injuries, health-related behaviours and access to care differ between women and men. Gender-biased health …