… services in place as a means for freedom of choice for women and men? Climate change is happening at rapid fire speed. And it’s impacting women and men very differently. Do the policies designed to … little progress since the last EP elections and EIGE’s first assessment of gender sensitive parliaments in 2019, …
… does gender equality look like in concrete terms? Seeing women in Science Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , … men engaging in care responsibilities as naturally as women. It’s seeing equal participation between women and men in the labour market – not another decade of …
… year’s European elections, and many elections in Europe, women candidates during political campaigns face extreme … harassment, and stalking on the grounds of gender, as women and girls are disproportionately impacted. EIGE also … victims for sexual and labour exploitation, given that women and girls are the primary targets. See EIGE’s …
… Delivering the first outcomes of EIGE’s Strategic Foresight workshops to the … and even historical gains for gender equality. Such as the Women on Corporate Boards Directive and the EU's accession to … across all generations. One user made a clear point that: "Women are underrepresented in STEM and AI. This would enhance …
… workers. Based on the survey sample, on average 57% of women and 50% of men involved in platform work have childcare … adult working population (in EU countries 47% of working women and 53% of men have caring responsibilities). This … women lone parents are in the lowest income bracket (the first quartile) of reported total income (45%) compared to …
… work which ultimately leaves people feeling insecure – women especially? EIGE’s latest evidence in its ‘Gender … be addressed. Different gender, different motivations At first glance, it seems like platform work can positively … work allows for multiple and parallel commitments like women balancing childcare with work. At the same time though, …
… by the important discussions which took place at EIGE’s first ever Gender Equality Forum, last October in Brussels. … the functionality of our economies and societies – where women and men, girls and boys in all their diversity are … of the Proposed Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence, once adopted at EU and Member …
… imperfections. They start before AI is even developed. Women are less likely to pursue science, technology, … school. They are often deterred by gender stereotypes. The women who do make it to university face further gender … equality. I will leave you with a thought. One of the very first representations of artificial intelligence came from a …
… on Equality forum, which was a part of the conference Women's economic empowerment: key to gender equality hosted … to start my address to you today with some words from the first ever woman to lead the European Parliament, who said: … centuries been moulded according to a male model. While women have always worked, it has until quite recently only …
… we will be doing things slightly differently at EIGE. The first is that we are now even more explicitly aligning our … economy of the future , and how it’s looking different for women and men. Next week on 31 st January, we are releasing a … the opportunities of this brave new world to make sure women benefit as much as men. To get information for the …
… 100, with a score of 100 signifying full equality between women and men. The Index also looks at intersecting … which examines the situation of different groups of women and men, based on family type, level of education, … and Denmark keep their top spots since 2013 when the first Gender Equality Index was released, with a score of …
… Index 2020 conference on 29 October 2020. For the first time, we find ourselves presenting the results of the … paid or unpaid, and its unequal distribution between women and men is one of them. This needs to be put at the … to attempts to reduce the importance of civil society and women’s rights organisations, through the use of smear …
… is online, it can simply be ignored or shrugged off. Women who are harassed or stalked online are frequently told … offline spheres are not separate spaces at all. For one, women and girls who have experienced sexual harassment, … are some notable exceptions. Last year, Romania became the first EU country to adopt a stand-alone cyber violence law. …
… holding the lowest score in our Gender Equality Index, women remain under-represented in the kinds of … in GDP of up to €3.15 trillion by 2050. The share of women in parliament in the 28 EU member states has increased … more than doubled from 17% in 1979, when elections were first held, to 36% today. Yet the European Commission has …
… design of the measure. Is the initiative intended for both women and men? Encouraging men’s participation in care … measures is not an automatic guarantee of increased women’s representation, especially in ICT – a profession … narrative. How do you know what works without trying it first? The world of tech is one of the most flexible sectors …
… of parental leave, disaggregated by sex Percentage of women and men returning to work after parental leave (after the first, second and third child) Average duration of leave, … of candidates and their degree of suitability Number of women candidates in proportion to men Number of women …
… is essential. Understanding employees’ needs is the first step in designing successful work-life balance … Ireland The AON White Paper: The Gender Gap: Why Men and Women Experience Work Differently (September, 2017) is based … It reveals deep-seated gender inequalities that mean that women are less engaged and have a more negative experience of …
… for economic growth and for a greater inclusion of women in the labour market. The need for STEM and ICT skills … 17% of the almost 8 million ICT specialists in Europe are women. While the average growth forecast for all occupations … market. EIGE’s study was built around two assumptions. First, that the low proportion of women in the ICT sector is …
… Women-ReBoot is an intensive, active programme designed, … in the tech industry by enabling already qualified women to re-enter the workforce after a career break. Women … of recruited participants has almost doubled between the first and second rounds of Women-ReBoot. The initiative is …