… concern across the EU. These higher energy prices affect low-income households more since they spend a larger share of … by women. We need to challenge the assumption that only jobs that require a high level of education are valuable and … for women. The impact was particularly strong for those in paid employment. Women were also more likely than men to face …
… and it is not for us to try to control this. Yet the low numbers of women in AI are a symptom of a larger problem. … for women. Without representation, women miss out on well-paid and respected jobs in a growing industry. Professional sectors dominated by …
… until quite recently only been for free in the home, or in jobs without much power. So it is perhaps little surprise … the existing system hasn’t quite worked. Women are still paid less. They are in a minority in positions of power, but … are not news to anyone here today. The gender pay gap, low numbers of women in engineering and computer science, …
… be observed using time-tracking software, which deducts ‘low productivity time’ from pay. Such software can pose a … In platform work, there is a higher share of men doing jobs usually done by women than there is in the traditional … rights such as a minimum wage, limits to working time and paid leave. In the meantime, EU Member States need to …
… persist in the EU. Women are less likely to be in paid work than men, with 67 % of working age women in … leave for fathers. However, take-up remains extremely low as caring is still considered women’s work. Before the … of personal care workers are women. Although we know such jobs are essential, the Covid crisis really drove this point …
… of care and who takes on this essential work, whether it’s paid or unpaid has also received a lot more attention in … strong emotional demands, irregular working hours, low pay and under-appreciation. Women are also heavily … these sectors. Yet the pay and working conditions of these jobs frequently do not reflect their importance. Despite the …
… in our lives. Professional care work is one of the lowest paid occupations in the EU, often accompanied by poor … are some of the lowest paid people in the EU. Their low salaries are a reflection of a bigger issue, namely that … done by men. This is clear when we look at the salaries of jobs largely done by women – care work and education for …
… There is a direct link between the unequal division of unpaid care in households and gender inequality in the labour … million care workers in the EU. Many find themselves in lowpaid, temporary jobs, with little career prospects. What needs to change? For …
… by women, and this hinders their access to employment. The paid care sector has a large share of women employees who are often in low-income, precarious jobs, with few career prospects. Lower earnings and insecure …
… sector would also be a good opportunity for women to enter jobs that are more highly paid than those in traditionally female sectors. This would … study was built around two assumptions. First, that the low proportion of women in the ICT sector is not the result …
… ones. In later life, the number of women leaders is low, and gender disparities in salaries lead to smaller … among the most male-dominated sectors also in Finland. The low representation of women in ICT starts in education. … full salary. In Sweden, Netlight supplements the salary paid by the state and allows a 25% reduction in working hours …
… who have studied IT and mathematics do not search for jobs in the sector and lose opportunities for career … sector employs some of the most highly skilled and well-paid professionals in Bulgaria. Across Eastern Europe, it is … and collaboration in predominantly male teams, and low levels of motivation among women to self-promote and draw …
… work they choose. More boys end up in engineering and IT jobs, while girls dominate teaching and caring professions. … the type of jobs they go into are usually valued less and paid less, e.g. child-care workers. EIGE’s study on gender … be on people who work less than 10 hours a week, earn a low salary or have a contract for less than a year – …
… or partners are out of the labour market or earn very low income. Women with children have a relatively low employment rate. Only half (55 %) of women with three or … or sick and disabled relatives keeps many women out of paid work and this has life-long consequences for their …
… in the labour market, which remains at a very low level in Malta. It was initiated by the Gender Unit of … Secondly, it aimed to increase the number of women doing paid work. Part of this involved changing the workplace … the labour market, mothers to consider retaining their jobs, fathers to shoulder more caring responsibilities within …
… when considering transitions from full‑time to part‑time jobs. In the EU-28, only 2% of men have moved to a part‑time … European Commission has stated, a major reason for women’s low employment rates is the challenge of reconciling work, … and non-transferable right) and if it is not well paid. However, the ratio of fathers taking paternity leave is …