… of the 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women on 17 March 2021. The event was organised by … European Union, the European Commission and the European Women’s Lobby. I want to start with a mental exercise. Let’s … completely. Out of people who were unemployed in the first quarter of 2020, on average 40 % of women stopped …
… In the EU, 95 % of domestic cleaners and helpers are women. When it comes to those who provide professional care at home, 83 % are women. And that’s just the figures that are declared. I am … some places of the labour market, we could be seeing the first winds of change. We recently conducted a study that has …
… In the lead up to International Women’s Day on 8 March, the European Institute for Gender … counsellors, the effects of the pandemic have hit women the hardest. Severe job losses in women-dominated professions During the first wave of the pandemic, employment for women reduced by …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… are still embedded in our society. Even if laws treats women and men as equals, women still do not have equal access to and control over … equality. In this context, gender impact assessment is the first step toward avoiding such unintended effects, as it …
… gender impact of any initiative: 1. Participation of women and men The impact will be considered positive when a … the expected result should be a balanced representation of women and men (no less than 40% for each sex) or, … life, or on the organisation of citizenship. In the first instance, progress in eliminating gender stereotypes is …
… Gender impact assessment means including knowledge of women and men’s behaviour within a certain area of problem … the focus is on how the potential differences between women and men within one’s area of intervention prompt … a three-step process, structured around several questions: First, the legislative proposal is submitted to screening, …
… impact assessments and gender equality analysis: while the first entails reporting statistics and other data … In what ways is gender relevant? Make the conditions for women and men respectively clear and make a conclusion Report …
… 2005, in the framework of the Equal opportunities between women and men Act . Furthermore, the province of Gipuzkoa, … process. Gender impact assessment was applied for the first time in 2007 by the Basque government, when the … Gipuzkoa. Civil servants are responsible for analysing how women and men would be affected and they must decide which …
… assessment implementation by establishing that the Catalan Women’s Institute would be in charge of elaborating the … out gender impact assessment, in which the Catalan Women’s Institute, as the central gender equality body at the … a gender impact assessment of the draft norm. From this first step, the Institute has 10 working days to send back a …