… Women’s economic empowerment has long been a feature of EU policy, but the shift in priorities in the aftermath of the economic crisis has left the employmentpolicy largely gender blind. Thus the Europe 2020 … a target of having 75 % of the working age population in employment by 2020 but does not distinguish between women and …
… in labour market activity and pay, which result in lower employment rates for women, potentially limiting EU growth. … to meet the Europe 2020 target to achieve an overall employment rate of women and men of at least 75 % by 2020. A …