… 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 …
… Parliament: FEMM Committee Meeting Presenting EIGE’s 2024 Work Programme Wednesday 24th January 2024 Good afternoon … an impact on gender equality is the changing nature of work – in terms of the generational impacts of changing … highlighted the connection between gender equality and the environment. And why we need to continuously raise awareness …
… and gender-equal Europe. This year EIGE will focus its work on identifying ways to integrate a gender and … gas emissions. It’s also about creating an equitable environment for all people on this planet. Moving towards a … in policy making areas related to climate change and the environment. This gender imbalance likely signifies that many …
… Brussels, EIGE Director Carlien Scheele presented its 2023 work programme, outlining key thematic priorities and … us today. I am very pleased to share highlights of EIGE’s work programme 2023 with you all. Naturally, this year’s … the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the environment. Our 2023 work programme was fine-tuned by the …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… us today. It’s great to be here to speak about EIGE’s work programme in 2022. We have three priority topics for the … first is that we are now even more explicitly aligning our work programme with the political priorities of the European … some countries. Rights have been rolled back and a hostile environment created for those who defend women’s rights, and …
… 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. …