… Violence against women is one of the most pervasive crimes of our time. It takes many forms, … intimate partners, in broader domestic, professional and public settings, and in virtual spaces. Ageing, living with a … Freedom from violence and stereotyping is a key pillar of the 2020–2025 EU gender equality strategy [1] . The EU …
… in major political, economic and social institutions, the EU is only halfway towards equality (European Commission, … care duties, which limits women’s ability to be active in public life, discriminatory employment practices and … which further discourages women from engaging in public debate or running for office (EIGE, 2020a). The …
… their time is a fundamental aspect of gender equality. The amount of time spent in paid work, rest and recreation, … aspects of a person’s life. This includes their health. The burden of unpaid care is increasingly regarded as a … easing their burden of care – such as policies to improve public services or to increase fathers’ access and take-up of …
… The COVID-19 crisis may have started a year and a half ago, … and exposed serious challenges. We are living not just a public health crisis, but also an economic and social crisis. … on women and men. Growing evidence shows that women bear the brunt of upheaval, suffering more acute socioeconomic …
… leadership to start tackling sexism in their organisation. The following section will outline what action all staff can … of sexism and sexual harassment. How did you do in the ‘ Test yourself ’ section? Ensure your own understanding … Central Bank When the European Central Bank made a public commitment to diversity and took several measures to …
… finding that 79 % of targets of sexual harassment in the workplace did not report it [1] . The reasons given for not reporting included: fear that … Working Conditions (Eurofound) also found that a lack of public discussion on sexual harassment, as well as high …
… About a third of women who faced sexual harassment in the EU experienced it in the workplace . Some of the sexist behaviour listed in the … Bullying and sexual harassment at the workplace, in public spaces, and in political life in the EU – Study for …
… Professions and pay The perception that women and men have different skills is … toward women in relationships foster exclusion in thepublic sphere’, Social and Psychological Bases of Ideology … tudes_Toward_Women_in_Relationships_Foster_Exclusion_in_the_Public_Sphere ). [25] EIGE, Gender Equality Index 2019 – …
… be harmful. Many workplace realities have been shaped by the belief that women and men have complementary … is evidence this is changing [2] . This is also true in the work context, where professional development books and … International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol. 15, No 11, 2018 ( …
… practices can hold employees back and channel them into the wrong roles. Women may be shut out of senior positions or … made a commitment to diversity and inclusion to increase the number of employees from under-represented groups and improve their experience in the organisation. The European Commission adopted a diversity …
… Sexism is linked to beliefs around the fundamental nature of women and men and the roles they should play in society. Sexist assumptions … affected. Despite legal frameworks set up across the EU to prevent discrimination and promote equality, women …
… for every organisation and for all work contexts, both in thepublic and private sector. However, the content has been tailored to the context of the EU …
… In coming years, the number of people needing long-term care will increase, … risk. Technology-based solutions were at the forefront of public health strategies to contain the pandemic. Assistive … household, not valued as ‘work’), as well as cutbacks in public spending, which translate into low wages across the …
… The use of digital technologies has become an integral part … are enabled by digital technology: online abuse of women public figures and gender-based violence affecting platform workers. Online abuse against women active in thepublic sphere Subsection 9.2.1 highlighted that 9 % of …
… of Chapter 9 discussed digitalisation primarily in the context of work, knowledge and skills, some technological … have transformative potential for healthcare systems, public transport and other public services, new generations of products and services, a …
… related processes: increased flexibility of work and the emergence of new forms of work. Increases in work flexibility date back to the 1980s, when the introduction of ICT transformed the world of work by …
… levelling out, particularly among young people. However, the lack of gender diversity in the workforce likely to invent, design, evaluate, develop, … remains striking. Two aspects are particularly relevant to the contribution of women and men to the development of …
… can be perceived as gendered in many ways, for example if the relationship between gender and technology is viewed as … in turn influenced by technological transformations. On the one hand, this means that the types of technologies used … of digital technology by businesses; and digital public services. More information is available from the …
… Advances in digitalisation have had profound impacts on the labour market, chiefly resulting from the adoption of new ICT, increased use and storage of … and robotics (Autor, 2015; Valenduc and Vendramin, 2017). Public debate on this transformation usually focuses either …