… and prime ministers and 69 % of government ministers in the EU-28 are men [1] . Across the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European …
… it’s my colleagues who have a problem’) [1] . Complete the ‘ Test yourself ’ section of this handbook Make sure you … constructively in the following way. Point it out. State your observation: ‘It seems that… ’ Check it out. … Keep a record of the incident noting any relevant details. Statethe facts such as who was involved, what happened, when …
… in positions of authority report sexual harassment. In the EU, 75 % of women in top management positions reported experiencing sexual harassment since the age of 15, although this could reflect a greater … harassment law and policy [1] . However, research in the United States found that even when controlling for …
… Professions and pay The perception that women and men have different skills is part of the reason they are concentrated in different professional … horizontal gender segregation is partly responsible for the gender pay gap , as fields dominated by men tend to be …
… 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 … if they want to advance in their careers. I think the problem, to a very large degree, is that women are …
… 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 …
… Member State abbreviations BE Belgium BG Bulgaria CZ Czechia DK … Labour Force Survey Eurofound European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions EU-SILC … orientations and gender identities in society MS Member State OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and …
… In coming years, the number of people needing long-term care will increase, given the ageing population and increasing life expectancy across the EU (EIGE, 2020e; Iancu and Iancu, 2017; Stavrotheodoros …
… The use of mobile devices, digitalisation of working … (Eurofound, 2020c). There is indeed evidence that the use of ICT (smartphones, tablets, laptops, desktop computers) to work outside the employer’s premises can help to facilitate better …
… related processes: increased flexibility of work and the emergence of new forms of work. Increases in work … While eligibility varies considerably by Member State, a substantial share of platform workers have little or … representing or supporting platform workers at Member State level (Eurofound, 2018d) [12] . Less formal …
… such opportunities is likely to be highly gendered, given the segregated nature of the EU labour market, the variety of gender stereotypes around employment in …
… 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 …
… full participation of people in social and working life. The internet has been of paramount importance in working … towards high-quality education at all levels, while the COVID-19 crisis has shown that most jobs can be done remotely using technology. The crisis has caused education and training to be moved …
… 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 in different historical, …
… Advances in digitalisation have had profound impacts on the labour market, chiefly resulting from the adoption of new ICT, increased use and storage of … potential to boost economic productivity and growth or on the challenges it presents for workers, businesses and labour …