… health are among individuals with relatively low levels of education in countries with the greatest gender … working women and men are more likely than those not in paid work, the unemployed or retirees to rate their health as … and Portugal, where women’s labour market participation is low (Palència et al., 2014) . Therefore, being in employment …
… and which could not be carried out remotely. These jobs are mostly in health and care, victim support services, … of all key workers and are also over-represented in some low-skill essential jobs, for example personal care workers, … have faced acute tensions from balancing the demands of paid and unpaid work when support services and social …
… lone parents (women, 4.7 %; men, 4.6 %), women with a low level of education (4.2 %) and those over 65 years … to have little income because they either are not in paid work or are in precarious jobs (EIGE, 2017b). Figure 22. Women and men with unmet needs …
… has led to acute trade-offs in dividing time between paid work, care duties and leisure activities (EIGE, 2021c). … spent by men on unpaid care, particularly fathers who lost jobs and men in couples with women in essential work (EIGE, … Commission, 2021h). The ensuing strain is reflected in low levels of life satisfaction among families with children …
… women and men. This is followed by people with low educational qualifications, at 20 p.p. This group also … and often find it difficult to access better-quality jobs. For example, migrant women are usually limited to working in low-paid care jobs (Addati, 2018; EIGE, 2020c, 2021d). FRA (2019) …
… to accumulate and have the greatest impact on those not in paid work and those with a low income, such as women with a low level of education and … men, men with NCDs and those in essential and precarious jobs have been particularly affected. The pandemic has also …
… for women were, on average, 14 % lower than for men. Low hourly gross earnings of lone parents, especially of lone … and men make it harder for women to commit more time to paid work (EIGE, 2019e). The overall share of women in part-time work is greater since they balance paidjobs and unpaid care work to a greater extent than men (see …
… via online platforms, often alongside other, more stable jobs. These changes can affect gender equality both … care responsibilities (primarily taken on by women) with paid employment, and because it can encompass those who … services via platforms (also called ‘clickwork’) is very low for the majority of workers (Hara et al., 2018), with a …
… become a basis for global competitiveness, boosting jobs and growth. Digital societies require digital … digital skills open opportunities for access to well-paidjobs for which there is significant demand in the … the gender divide widens, with most older people having low to basic digital skills. Finland, Denmark and Sweden have …
… around 40. Women may also be at increased risk of losing jobs because of additional unpaid care responsibilities … care workers in health services. Another example of a low-paid, female-dominated occupation that became essential …
… flexible or informal forms of employment are better paid, formalised and covered by social protection. It will … persistent gender segregation in higher education and by low participation in lifelong learning. Young women continue … recognised that fighting gender bias and opening up new jobs for women in high-technology industries is a question of …
… effects on women. The ILO estimates that almost 25 million jobs could be lost worldwide as a result of COVID-19, with up … particularly vulnerable to economic shock. Women are lower paid, save less and have limited access to social protection. … and precarious employment, such as short-term, part-time, low-paid and socially unprotected forms of labour, for the …