… to COVID-19, but they also experience high levels of work-related stress and emotional exhaustion (Barello et al., … such as the retail trade, hospitality, residential care, domesticwork and clothes manufacturing (EIGE, 2021c). Most of these …
… from the WHO multi-country study on women’s health and domestic violence. BMC Public Health, 11(1), 1-17. Abubakar, … doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32114-7 Addati, A. (2018). Care work and care jobs for the future of decent work. Retrieved … Walker, A., Miller, P. G. (2019). Alcohol use in family, domestic and other violence: Findings from a cross‐sectional …
… in health The conditions in which women and men live, work and spend their time affect their health. Gender and … and have the greatest impact on those not in paid work and those with a low income, such as women with a low … past or current intimate partner violence or non-partner domestic violence (Ferrari et al., 2016). Mental health …
… economic. It can occur among intimate partners, in broader domestic, professional and public settings, and in virtual … on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (the Istanbul Convention) [4] . The EU’s … inequalities experienced by women in the fields of work, health, money, power, education and time use. From this …
… on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (the Istanbul Convention) [2] . EU law … understanding of what constitutes sexual harassment at work . For example, the French are three times more likely to … ‘Over the last 12 months, during the course of your work have you been subjected to harassment? (% of …
… feminine behaviour is associated with low status and the domestic sphere, women can benefit from adopting stereotypically masculine behaviour at work , showing they ‘have what it takes’ to succeed [1] . … found to face discrimination [8] . Fathers who want to work part-time can face discrimination Footnotes [1] Berdahl, …
… for Fundamental Rights FTE full-time equivalent GDP gross domestic product ICT information and communications … chosen abbreviations when describing the results of their work. …
… and sectoral segregation, part-time or temporary work, gender stereotypes and norms, difficulties in reconciling work and private life, discrimination, opaque wage … with young children in particular, especially when their domestic responsibilities affect their ability to plan and …
… allow more flexibility in where and when people work. Flexible working arrangements typically relate to how much, when and where employees can work (Eurofound, 2017b; Laundon and Williams, 2018). This … than their male partners in order to combine work and domestic demands (Eurofound, 2020c). This is presumably to …
… two closely related processes: increased flexibility of work and the emergence of new forms of work. Increases in work flexibility date back to the 1980s, … male-dominated ride-hailing but also some female-dominated domestic services). Media reports showed that, in the absence …
… Apart from its potential to replace human work, digitalisation offers a range of new opportunities, … that there is considerable demand for outsourcing unpaid domesticwork via platforms. This could support the labour … (EIGE, 2020a). However, questions remain about the domestic tasks most likely to be outsourced and under what …
… Much of the current policy debate about the future of work centres on the increased use of digital technologies and … some workers to focus on more creative aspects of their work, increasing added value and – in some cases – leading to … nature of certain female-dominated occupations (e.g. domesticwork) may slow down the pace of digital innovation, …
… skills) necessary to thrive in the digitalised world of work. This is particularly evident among older people (aged … between Gender Equality Index scores (domain of work, subdomain of participation, domain of money) and the … professional networks, the burden of unpaid care or domestic responsibilities may prevent them from availing …
… as essential to enable people to reconcile paid work and care responsibilities. This is particularly true for … often forgo adequate care entirely, relying instead on domestic workers in precarious working conditions or … Member States, women from migrant backgrounds employed as domestic workers are often employed in irregular jobs with no …
… social exclusion (EIGE, 2020a). Many migrant women tend to work as domestic workers, often under informal working arrangements; … facility closures, which have often required them to work from home or stop working altogether (Alon et al., …
… U. (2019). Social protection systems and the future of work: Ensuring social security for digital platform workers. … on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention) and explanatory … Euronews. (2020). Domestic violence cases jump 30% during lockdown in France. …
… decision-making, and policy developments to support work–life balance, there remains a need for more structural … intimate partner violence in many Member States. Domain of work Today’s world of work is characterised by several … who are the group meeting the sharp growth in demand for domestic services provided via platforms – have decent …
… the Beijing Platform for Action suggests that the world of work in the EU remains characterised by a number of important … the EU economy, amounting to as much as 10 % of its gross domestic product (GDP) by 2050 (EIGE, 2017c). Inequalities … on the prospects for women’s participation in the world of work. Firstly, as digitalisation continues to transform the …