… Main findings The Gender Equality Index score for the EU is 68.0 points out of … in total since 2010. Even that minimal progress on gender equality is threatened by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Overall progress in gender equality between 2010 and 2019 was largely driven by …
… 0.5 points overall. Such creeping gains in the area of gender segregation in the labour force underlines the fragility of gender equality progress and the intractability of the … 2015. Consequently, uncertainty remains as to what extent gender equality progress or regress should be attributed to …
… Health Interview Survey EIGE European Institute for Gender Equality EQLS European Quality of Life Survey ETUI … intersex and other non-dominant sexual orientations and gender identities in society NCD non-communicable disease … orientation differs from heteronormativity and whose gender identity falls outside binary categories. The language …
… Gender inequalities in health The conditions in which women … men live, work and spend their time affect their health. Gender and other factors, such as age, education, ethnicity, … inequality and gendered norms on health by leading to differences in exposures and vulnerabilities to disease, …
… Although health was designated the thematic focus of the Gender Equality Index 2021 prior to the pandemic, COVID-19 … outcomes. This focus aims to bring together evidence on gender inequalities as a determinant of health and to explore … (Ferrante et al., 2019; Rönnblad et al., 2019). Genderdifferences in employment and working conditions have a major …
… life circumstances can increase women’s vulnerability to gender-based violence. Freedom from violence and stereotyping is a key pillar of the 2020–2025 EU gender equality strategy [1] . The EU strategy on victims’ … particular attention to the specific needs of victims of gender-based violence, building on the victims’ rights …
… Significant gender inequalities persist in the EU in all areas, despite … and self-assessed health status. There are also large genderdifferences in health-impacting behaviour. Men tend to engage …
… in the work, money and power domains, and is essential for gender equality. Educational attainment continues to steadily … both young women and men, with women now outpacing men. Gender segregation remains the key challenge in this domain. … subsequent careers, including teaching. The 2020–2025 EU gender equality strategy stresses the importance of …
… Gender inequalities in the domain of work remain entrenched … higher levels of underemployment for women, as well as in gender segregation in the job market and related pay challenges (see Chapter 3). Gender norms and stereotypes are key pillars of gender …
… It has reversed years of progress on women’s rights and gender equality – and exposed serious challenges. We are … In 2020, the European Commission presented its 2020–2025 gender equality strategy. Although developed before the … affected crisis areas and commits to the inclusion of a gender equality perspective in all EU policy areas. The …
… diversity and took several measures to officially support gender balance, the promotion gap between women and men … in performance appraisals? Are meetings dominated by one gender? Do women who speak more receive lower performance … bias when considering employees behaving in a non-gender stereotypical way (for example women behaving …
… . This section will highlight the link between persistent gender stereotypes and sexual harassment . However, sexual … [4] https://eige.europa.eu/thesaurus/terms/1376 [5] EIGE Gender Statistics Database, ‘Over the last 12 months, during … (% of respondents, 15 + workers)’ ( https://eige.europa.eu/gender-statistics/dgs/indicator/ta_wrklab_wrk_co… ). [6] FRA, …
… engineering and mathematics [1] . Such horizontal gender segregation is partly responsible for the gender pay gap , as fields dominated by men tend to be more … Recalde, M. P., Vesterlund, L. and Weingart, L., ‘Genderdifferences in accepting and receiving requests for tasks …
… intersex and other non-dominant sexual orientations and gender identities in society MS Member State OECD … in Digital WMID Women and Men in Decision-Making (EIGE Gender Statistics Database) Footnotes [1] This report uses … orientation differs from heteronormativity and whose gender identity falls outside binary categories. The language …
… women asked respondents about their experience of online gender-based violence. While 14 % of women who had … technology: online abuse of women public figures and gender-based violence affecting platform workers. Online … of whom are attacked for their personal characteristics (gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation), while abuse directed …
… and assessment of potential risks, such as algorithmic gender bias and discrimination. AI has been high on the EU … by AI systems (European Commission, 2020d). In the EU gender equality strategy 2020–2025, the Commission reiterated … of women as creators and users in order to avoid gender bias (European Commission, 2020c). Gender bias in AI …
… recent policy actions at EU and Member State levels, the gender pay gap persists. In 2018, on average, women’s gross … and sectoral segregation, part-time or temporary work, gender stereotypes and norms, difficulties in reconciling … (EIGE, 2019c; Eurostat, 2018). A large share of the pay differences (around one third) results from the fact that …
… equality between women and men in the labour market. The Gender Equality Index 2019 showed that work–life balance challenges are closely linked to gender inequalities, and that flexible working arrangements … male ICT peers or women in other sectors, although the differences are not dramatic (Figure 49). There may be …