… schemes designed to attract highly skilled migrant workers are often gender-blind , thus causing detrimental … indicate that migrants make up the majority of domestic workers all over the world and that women accounted for 73 % … in 2013. In many EU Member States, migrant domestic workers are employed as undeclared workers in the informal …
… and occupations. In 2012, women accounted for only 9% of workers in the construction sector, in contrast to over 66% … in 2012, only 11% working in craft and related trades workers were women, 17% of plant and machine operators or … by the number and the age of children: female part-time workers with children aged 6 or below make up about 40% of …
… predominantly composed of women. However, women healthcare workers tend to occupy lower-status positions (e.g. nurses … the healthcare sector is dominated by women, with 78% of workers being female in the EU-28. Both vertical and … and other ‘care’ professions such as community health workers. These occupations tend to be perceived as low-status …
… in the case of women victims of domestic violence or sex workers who face sexual or domestic violence. Women may also … in particular health professionals and social workers, who can play an important role in cases of violence …