… Director Carlien Scheele presented the agency’s toolkit for gender sensitive parliaments to the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Paris …
… Delivering the first outcomes of EIGE’s Strategic Foresight workshops to the European Commission and Member States, Director Carlien Scheele participated at the Meeting of the High-Level Group on Gender Mainstreaming …
… Scroll down to the bottom to read this article in all EU languages Ten years ago, EIGE introduced the Gender Equality Index as a marker for the status quo of gender equality in the EU. Each edition …
… hours, potentially increasing their participation in the labour market. EIGE’s survey of platform workers in 10 … to 28% of men. Yet their experiences indicate that the anticipated flexibility is not always delivered in … had worked on digital platforms at least occasionally in the past six months, approximately a third experienced …
… specific tasks or services. This note explores some of the characteristics of platform work for those with childcare … 10 Member States (DK, ES, FR, LV, NL, PL, RO, SI, SK, FI). The survey had a sample of around 5000 platform workers. Based on the survey sample, on average 57% of women and 50% of men …
… The platform work economy comes with great strengths. The ability to work where you want and how you want is a significant motivator for people who have grown tired of the 9-5 rigidity and seek more diversity in their career …
… which was carried out in 2020 in ten Member states of the European Union (EU). The survey results are presented in the study on artificial intelligence, platform work and …
… Round Table on Equality forum, which was a part of the conference Women's economic empowerment: key to gender equality hosted by the French European Union Council Presidency on 31 January … morning dear ministers and dear colleagues, As you know, the European Parliament just elected its third female …
… New evidence from the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) shows that … and platform work (also called gig work), have the potential to improve gender equality in the economy. However, there is also a danger they reinforce …
… EIGE's Director Carlien Scheele delivered this speech for the press at EIGE's Gender Equality Index 2020 conference on … EIGE’s Gender Equality Index, which we publish annually. The Index measures the progress of gender equality in the European Union and …
… With a score of 67.9 out of 100, the EU is at least 60 years away from reaching complete gender equality, if we continue at the current pace. The latest Gender Equality Index from the … by providing a detailed analysis at EU and member state-level for policymakers. The Index includes two …
… It is time to start the countdown for the Gender Equality Index 2020. Has the EU gone forward or … out on 29 October when EIGE gives its annual update on thestate of gender equality in the EU. This year, the Gender …
… When it comes to power, the European Union has not yet reached the halfway mark to full gender equality. With the domain of power holding the lowest score in our Gender …
… Ireland), in partnership with technology companies. The programme addresses the skills shortage in the tech … behind the data. Similarly, the absence of good-quality state residential care facilities for elderly people means … programme organisers. Many women do not receive state benefits while out of work and are, therefore, not …
… from software development to IT strategy consultation. The proportion of women in the company is between 25 and 30%. … Norway, the company covers up to 49 weeks, including thestate’s 12 weeks. Netlight tops up the difference between state provisions for its employees’ full salary. In Sweden, …
… The Kapsch Group is a worldwide operating company with headquarters in Austria. Within the scope of its good-employer policy, the company offers … with a number of amendments according to state policy in the field. The law guarantees equal treatment …
… As one of the largest corporations in Germany, Deutsche Telekom AG was one of the first companies to integrate into its rules of governance … either independently or in cooperation with NGOs, state institutions and universities, and implements processes …