… it is slowly dying out in their countries of origin. “EIGE’s latest estimations of the number of girls at risk of FGM … when performed abroad. However, protection is weaker for women and girls trying to enter the EU to seek safety from … around the world. It is a violent form of subordination of women and girls and it stands in gross contradiction to the …
… Nations Agency for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women (UN Women). In December 2015, the adoption of amendments to the … introduction of GRB represents a further step in the state’s reform of its budget system. By 2020, all budget …
… of the UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 ‘Women, Peace and Security’ is now in place in Bosnia and … Action Plan does more than simply advance the UN agenda on Women, Peace, and Security. It also provides an example of … NAPs in six municipalities. These plans address women’s daily security concerns, including protection from …
… Austrian Development Agency (ADA) and implemented by UN Women, the GEF project provided technical assistance to the … accession process and its related reforms equally benefit women and men, girls and boys. Engaging in sectors where … GEF project cooperated primarily with the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, …
… led to spikes in domestic violence reports. In two new studies, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) … assesses the measures each EU country took to protect women during the pandemic and shows how governments can … usually face the most danger from people they know. EIGE’s research shows EU governments recognise this: every single …
… 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] . … A good rule of thumb is that comments about people’s appearance in today’s workplace are best avoided. The FRA …
… Women As stereotypically feminine behaviour is associated with low status and the domestic sphere, women can benefit from adopting stereotypically masculine … they ‘have what it takes’ to succeed [1] . However, women who are seen as trying to assert power can face … ). [2] EIGE’s Gender Equality Index shows that gender inequality is most …
… 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, … this has frequently been interpreted as evidence of women’s lower levels of confidence, follow-up research suggests it …
… workplace realities have been shaped by the belief that women and men have complementary characteristics , for … to be men. When you find toughness in female leaders, it’s because there are too few of them and they really have to … which manifest themselves as unconscious bias. In fact, studies have shown that people who believe they are …
… 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 … Source: Eurobarometer [5] . Sexism damages an organisation’s image 94 % of EU citizens believe gender equality is …
… service efficiency (Medrano-Gil et al., 2018). AsT’s benefits thus go beyond the medical sphere, increasing … reducing loneliness and isolation (Iancu and Iancu, 2017). Women are the primary beneficiaries of these technological … appropriate assistance (Madara Marasinghe, 2016). Several studies have confirmed that the use of ICT-based solutions …
… 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 … reveals the far-reaching impact of abuse on women’s professional and personal lives, with many affected women …
… The increasing use of AI in every aspect of people’s lives requires reflection on its ethical implications and … industry. It recognised the need to increase the number of women trained and employed in this area, as well as the risk of bias and discrimination against women by AI systems (European Commission, 2020d). In the EU …
… levels, the gender pay gap persists. In 2018, on average, women’s gross hourly pay was 14.8 % lower than men’s (Eurostat, … work offers this opportunity) (Hyperwallet, 2017). Recent studies suggest that the platform economy is not an easy …
… laptops, desktop computers) to work outside the employer’s premises can help to facilitate better work–life balance. … and to contribute to the achievement of equality between women and men in the labour market. The Gender Equality Index … over their working arrangements (EIGE, 2018d). Some studies show that working from home leads to more work–family …
… as a promising way to support further participation of women and certain disadvantaged groups in the labour market … In the absence of robust quantitative data, recent studies explored the earnings of platform workers … practices that restrict worker autonomy can reduce women’s participation Platform work can be an opportunity to …
… This section analyses the differences in participation of women and men in two quite different types of job … in the use of the term. This report adopts Eurofound’s understanding of platform work as a ‘form of employment … and type of service provided. Some (United States-based) studies indicate that workers who rely on low-wage platform …