… these sectors. Yet the pay and working conditions of these jobs frequently do not reflect their importance. Despite the … EU. We know that people all over Europe have lost their jobs. Initial results from Eurofound’s survey: Living, …
… in countries’ balance sheets. It’s considered a free service that brings nothing to our economies – except of … done by men. This is clear when we look at the salaries of jobs largely done by women – care work and education for example – in comparison with the salaries in jobs largely done by men – for example engineering and ICT. …
… for women and men. Men gained more than twice as many jobs as women. The emerging statistics also show that only 170,000 women aged 25-49 gained jobs, compared with 440,000 men in the same age bracket. We … clothing manufacturing suffered heavy job losses, with the jobs lost in these sectors accounting for 40% of all women's …
… the bulk of the workforce in these sectors, and 40% of all jobs lost by women during the crisis were in these … employment in the summer, women gained only half as many jobs as men. This shows that the economic impact of the …
… explored topics, such as the emergence of new types of jobs organised through online applications. These can include … food delivery or household cleaners. Who is doing these jobs? Do they help or hinder gender equality? The Index will …
… profession is one of the most undervalued, and under-paid jobs in the EU. Men’s mortality rate is higher Preliminary … cleaners and hairdressers are often already in precarious jobs and will probably not be paid nor entitled to paid sick … women (35 %) and one in four men (24 %) work in precarious jobs. Unpaid care work will increase Even without a crisis, …
… (820 billion euros) and create an additional 1.2 million jobs. In the EU comparison, the Baltic States, as well as … 44% in Latvia. However, also here women are missing out on jobs that are generally well paid and secure. “Gender …