… it is far from over. It has reversed years of progress on women’s rights and gender equality – and exposed serious … have undergone seismic changes, with different impacts on women and men. Growing evidence shows that women bear the brunt of upheaval, suffering more acute …
… Women Large numbers of women in positions of authority report sexual harassment. In the EU, 75 % of women in top management positions reported experiencing …
… About a third of women who faced sexual harassment in the EU experienced it in … Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (the Istanbul Convention) [2] . … of discrimination and violence. Victims are predominantly women and perpetrators are predominantly men [5] . When FRA …
… Professions and pay The perception that women and men have different skills is part of the reason … are concentrated in different professional fields . While women are over-represented in care and pre-primary education, … by men tend to be more highly paid than those dominated by women. Even when women are concentrated in a certain field, …
… workplace realities have been shaped by the belief that women and men have complementary characteristics , for … example that men are individualistic and dominant, while women are caring and collaborative. However, stereotypically … in the scoresheet above, which was received by womenemployees at a 2018 UK training event of a professional …
… is inefficient Sexist assumptions and practices can hold employees back and channel them into the wrong roles. Women may be shut out of senior positions or diverted into … Men have been found to rapidly leave jobs dominated by women due to social stigma, with some preferring unemployment …
… is linked to beliefs around the fundamental nature of women and men and the roles they should play in society. Sexist assumptions about women and men, which manifest themselves as gender … as unconscious bias . Sexism can touch everyone, but women are particularly affected. Despite legal frameworks set …
… reducing loneliness and isolation (Iancu and Iancu, 2017). Women are the primary beneficiaries of these technological … Longer life expectancy, combined with the fact that women tend to marry older men, means that they often outlive … valuable resource for providing long-term care to older women living alone, as it allows medical professionals to …
… has become an integral part of the professional lives of women and men in various work circumstances. It is therefore logical that common experiences affecting women in the workplace, such as sexual harassment, are … the traditional power dynamic between employers and employees (De Stefano, 2016; Johnston and Land-Kazlauskas, …
… levels, the gender pay gap persists. In 2018, on average, women’s gross hourly pay was 14.8 % lower than men’s … opaque wage structures, and undervaluing of women’s work and skills (European Commission, 2009, 2018a, … smaller gender pay gaps in occupations with very few womenemployees may not necessarily point to gender-equal …
… arrangements typically relate to how much, when and where employees can work (Eurofound, 2017b; Laundon and Williams, … and to contribute to the achievement of equality between women and men in the labour market. The Gender Equality Index … of some flexible working arrangements, such as women’s ability to set their own working hours. Read more The …
… as a promising way to support further participation of women and certain disadvantaged groups in the labour market … unpaid care responsibilities (primarily taken on by women) with paid employment, and because it can encompass … in ICT: 93 % of women and 88 % of men ICT specialists are employees; ICT workers are more likely to work a standard …
… This section analyses the differences in participation of women and men in two quite different types of job … This section looks in particular at the job prospects of women and men in the ICT sector, in view of the high demand … insider.com/uber-announces-layoffs-3700-job-cuts-14-percent-employees-coronavirus-2020-5 , …
… 10 workplaces in the EU (European Commission, 2016b). Yet women continue to use some digital technologies less … Figure 41. Use of ICT at work and activities performed by women and men (aged 16–74) in the EU (%), 2018 Earlier … key decision-making positions. Footnotes [1] Percentage of employees and self-employed people who used the internet …
… aspects are particularly relevant to the contribution of women and men to the development of digital technologies and … professionals at age 30, by country and gender, 2018 While women outnumber men among tertiary education students (54 % … 367 companies and accounting for 13 % of R & D employees (JRC and OECD, 2019). In addition, the IT services …
… Index shows that societies with greater equality between women and men also perform better in the area of the digital … reveals a historically unequal power relationship between women and men. Differences in access to economic resources … gender norms and perceptions of technology, can sideline women from technological developments. Historically, women …
… acquisition across different sectors in order to provide women and men of all ages with opportunities to advance. The … of the mechanisms put in place by the Commission to assess women’s inclusion in digital jobs, careers and … and preconceptions’ continue to create obstacles for women and girls (European Commission, 2019j). These findings …