… pandemic among other ongoing crises and challenges, young women and men were hit the hardest. From rising unemployment rates – particularly among those with a migrant background – to persisting gender inequalities in the …
… on Equality forum, which was a part of the conference Women's economic empowerment: key to gender equality hosted … centuries been moulded according to a male model. While women have always worked, it has until quite recently only … has usually been done by women, usually by women with a migrant background, often outside the formal labour market, …
… disadvantaged situation in society. Refugees and migrants Women and men living in refugee camps are especially … and permanent hand washing are simply impossible. Migrantwomen and men not living in camps are also vulnerable. They …
… an economic downturn. This has different consequences for women and men in the labour market. Covid-19 led to the … 2008 financial crisis. The fall in hours was greater for women than for men in almost all European countries. … (69 %), with relatively low skills (56 %) and often from a migrant background (55 %) [1]. They are often employed as …
… pharmacies and banks. EIGE’s research shows that women are over-represented in many of these sectors. Healthcare workers Although both women and men working in this sector are exposed to the … mainly work part-time (69%) and more than half have a migrant background (55%). They are often irregularly employed …