… in Paris with you for this meeting to present my agency’s work including our focus on gender-sensitive parliaments – in … gender biases and deepening digital divides? The nature of work is changing. Flexibility is central to its evolution – … everyone’s lives. And all of this is happening in an environment where inequalities are widening, giving space for …
… highlight the connection between gender equality and the environment. And to raise awareness about the need to … forward, we must remember these lessons and continue to work towards a more just and sustainable future. I see these … long-standing demands by climate activists. Preparatory work on gender and climate has also kicked off. I attended an …
… gender equality? Director Carlien Scheele discussed EIGE’s work on the effectiveness of the equality bodies for gender … of their legislation, policy and budgets, from finance to environment to research. These tools are important to make … three key gender equality issues we face in 2022, namely work life balance, pay transparency, and violence against …
… structural barriers, and societal ideas about what women’s work should look like contributed to pushing 7.7 million … research on how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the work and family responsibilities of women and men differently at the High-level Conference on Work-Life balance as a leverage for women’s empowerment and …
… AI. Here they can face challenges such as male-dominated work environments, stereotyping, sexual harassment, and a … throughout history, those kinds of systems don’t tend to work so well for women. Without representation, women miss … AI professionals. Here I’d like to highlight the good work being done by the people behind initiatives such as …
… with women being less likely to have a job, more likely to work part-time and in less senior position. The fact that … birth of each child, shows the impact of this unpaid care work on women’s lives. The best way to neutralise these … a guarantee of quality care and education, as well as an environment free from restrictive stereotypes, is a goal we …
… (EIGE) shows that artificial intelligence and platform work (also called gig work), have the potential to improve gender equality in the … sexism and discrimination, while entrenching insecure work and a lack of social protection. EIGE’s Director Carlien …
… challenges to the spotlight. The importance of care work, whether paid or unpaid, and its unequal distribution … Gender Equality Index is on digitalisation, the future of work and most importantly, the consequences for gender … technologies is very timely, especially in our current environment, where we have come to rely on them so much. …
… the gender pay gap, the unequal distribution of unpaid work, and gender-based violence, to name just a few. Some new … % of men. On average, that amounts to 13 hours of unpaid work more per week for women. Furthermore, caregiving … with close to 80% of government ministries dealing with environment, climate change, energy and transport being …
… Environment and climate change is a hot topic across the … monitors the share of women in positions of power in the environment and climate change arena within the EU. The … 26.8 % of government ministers responsible for policies on environment and climate change are women, while 73.2 % are …
… include reducing economic inequalities, creating better work-life balance, combating violence against women, and … pay gap. On average, women do an extra 13 hours of unpaid work each week, compared to men. This limits women’s career … on. When it comes to making important decisions about the environment, it is still mostly men who are taking them. …