… How individuals spend their time is a fundamental aspect of gender equality. The amount of time spent in paid work, rest … of parental leave entitlements – link to lower levels of gender inequality in health (Palència et al., 2017). As … are now actively part of the labour force, unequal genderroles persist at home. Even in dual-earning households, it is …
… diversity and took several measures to officially support gender balance, the promotion gap between women and men … see p. 18). Encourage women to apply for more senior roles. If certain selection criteria are optional, this … their unconscious biases and sexist behaviour. Workplace expectations may be different to when they first joined. …
… engineering and mathematics [1] . Such horizontal gender segregation is partly responsible for the gender pay … for them to have an impact. At work, the effects of sexist expectations can already be detected during the application … status, and agency in performance evaluations’, Sex Roles, Vol. 80, 2019, pp. 159–171 ( …
… Definition: gender stereotypes Preconceived ideas whereby females and males are arbitrarily assigned characteristics and roles determined and limited by their gender. Source: EIGE … independence and leadership ability . Although societal expectations around how women and men should behave have …
… can hold employees back and channel them into the wrong roles. Women may be shut out of senior positions or diverted … a waste of human resources. Sexism harms employees Sexist expectations and behaviour have been shown to negatively … harassment [3][4] . Less than half of EU citizens believe gender equality has been achieved at work. Source: …
… by such care. This positive effect is highly relevant to gender equality, as women are the majority of caregivers, … 2016). Forthcoming EIGE research highlights that the gender care gap is the ‘missing link’ in analysis of the gender pay gap and gender inequalities in the labour market …
… recent policy actions at EU and Member State levels, the gender pay gap persists. In 2018, on average, women’s gross … work schemes that would allow women to assume dual roles as employees and caregivers (Barzilay and Ben-David, … lower propensity to negotiate salary, alongside gendered expectations about remuneration (among both workers and …
… 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 … for women, for reasons such as conflicting gender-role expectations arising from working in a male-dominated …
… segregated nature of the EU labour market, the variety of gender stereotypes around employment in certain jobs and related gender differences in career expectations. This section analyses the differences in …
… in many ways, for example if the relationship between gender and technology is viewed as mutually constitutive: … contexts, their design and meaning are created within gender relations and thus reflect pre-existing gender inequalities. On the other hand, by offering different …
… risk of abuse, compared with older men (Saripapa, 2019). Gender is a risk factor for victims of elderly abuse not only … violence than those who fitted with societal expectations. This included not only transgender individuals … ‘normalise’ them and align them with the assigned genderroles and sex of rearing (Carpenter, 2016). In February 2019, …
… participation levels are very low in most of the EU, gender differences are essentially non-existent in 16 Member … adult learning – Sweden, Denmark and Finland – where the gender gaps in favour of women are 12 p.p., 7 p.p. and … (European Commission, 2019g). Social norms and gendered expectations regarding career choices (often reinforced …
… UCLA J. Islamic & Near EL, 16 , 29. Adams, A. (2020). The Gender Wage Gap on an Online Labour Market: The Cost of … technology in higher education: The influence of genderroles on technology self-efficacy. Computers in Human … Mellner, C. (2016). After-hours availability expectations, work-related smartphone use during leisure, and …
… Progress towards gender equality in the EU remains slow. The Gender Equality Index score in 2018 was 67.9 points, just … Denmark, France and Finland took the top rankings in gender quality. Italy, Luxembourg and Malta experienced the …
… Main findings The overall Gender Equality Index score for the EU in 2018 is … every 2 years – it will take more than 60 years to achieve gender equality in the EU. The gender balance in decision-making is a major driver of change …
… each fund specify how the project will address existing gender gaps, or women’s and men’s specific needs, in the … What services might support different people in these roles and enhance their well-being? How might infrastructure … following. What are the target group’s lived realities, expectations and needs? Are these different for women and …
… questions. Step 1. Analysis Does the proposal include a gender analysis of the intervention area (i.e. the analysis … and quantitative sex-disaggregated data used to describe gender gaps and patterns? Does the analysis refer to fund-specific, national and/or sub-national gender equality goals? Step 2. Objectives and indicators Are …
… communication of its results. Checklist with questions on gender equality Does the strategy build on a gender-sensitive context analysis connected to the policy … – will be addressed as targets of communications? Can the roles that women and/or men play in the Member State …