… Violence against women is one ofthe most pervasive crimes of our time. It takes many forms, … employment, income, education, power distribution, unpaid care and health. Therefore, it has an essential place in …
… Significant gender inequalities persist in the EU in all areas, despite progress in recent decades. In … eating fruit and vegetables. Access to health and dental care also reveals disparities, especially when gender is … GlobalHealth 50/50, 2020; WHO, 2020c). The European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan acknowledges the right to timely …
… How individuals spend their time is a fundamental aspect of gender equality. The amount of time spent in paid work, rest and recreation, … life. This includes their health. The burden of unpaid care is increasingly regarded as a determinant of health. …
… Equal access to quality education is a key driver of change in the work, money and power domains, and is essential for … due to need to continue working despite increased care responsibilities at home. Tackling gender norms and …
… Gender inequalities in the domain of work remain entrenched (EIGE, 2020a). They are … in the world of work, with unequal distribution ofcare, family and other household duties a major barrier to …
… The social and economic impacts ofthe COVID-19 crisis … is achieved in both paid and unpaid work. Workers in thecare sector, who are mostly women and proved vital for our …
… In the lead up to International Women’s Day on 8 March, the … Equality (EIGE) has released new findings on the impact ofthe coronavirus crisis on gender equality in Europe. From … EU. Women working in retail, accommodation, residential care, domestic work and clothing manufacturing suffered heavy …
… Professions and pay The perception that women and men have different skills is part ofthe reason they are concentrated in different professional fields . While women are over-represented in care and pre-primary education, men dominate politics and …
… recent policy actions at EU and Member State levels, the gender pay gap persists. In 2018, on average, women’s … (Eurostat, 2020). The pay gap stems from a combination of factors, including occupational and sectoral segregation, … in platform work, with the imbalanced division ofcare between women and men restricting women’s choices more …
… The use of mobile devices, digitalisation of working … of time (which measures gender equality in engagement in care and social activities) and the availability of some … 10 % of women had done so previously. Among younger women (aged 18–34), as many as 50 % started working from home …
… with two closely related processes: increased flexibility of work and the emergence of new forms of work. Increases in work … the only option for people to combine substantial unpaid care responsibilities (primarily taken on by women) with paid …
… to replace human work, digitalisation offers a range of new opportunities, either by transforming existing jobs or … such opportunities is likely to be highly gendered, given the segregated nature ofthe EU labour market, the variety of … of platform workers live in a couple with children, often aged under 5 (ILO, 2018c; JRC, 2018, 2020a). Based on global …
… Much ofthe current policy debate about the future of work centres on … of ICT at work and activities performed by women and men (aged 16–74) in the EU (%), 2018 Earlier estimates predicted … dominated by women, such as schoolteacher or personal care worker in a residential service, are considered …
… competencies if they are to ensure full participation of people in social and working life. The internet has been of paramount importance in working … their existing professional networks, the burden of unpaid care or domestic responsibilities may prevent them from …
… can be perceived as gendered in many ways, for example if the relationship between gender and technology is viewed as … On the one hand, this means that the types of technologies used in different historical, political and … tools and methodologies for work, entertainment and care, technologies themselves shape those gender relations. …
… The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged health systems and affected the health and lives of innumerable people, both directly and indirectly. Although … they work as front-line providers of healthcare and social care. A study of eight countries found that women are more …