… at a price for some more than others. On average, platform workers face a higher risk of economic instability and … motivations to join platform work change depending on age. Young women (aged 16–24) are 9 % more likely than young men to take part in platform work to gain income while …
… women from migrant communities or other minority groups. Young women between the ages of 15-24 years old, were … closures and the shift to online teaching. We saw that young boys are more likely than girls to be affected by early … another fact, women are over-represented among frontline workers who faced extreme risks and pressure. Therefore, they …
… Is anyone surprised that only 16% of high-skilled AI workers are women? Some of you may think: “So what?”. Women … platforms. At EIGE, we interviewed some 5,000 of these workers to understand their motivations, and the challenges they face. We found out that they are mainly young, highly educated, and taking care of children – in …
… pandemic. What we can clearly see is that our healthcare workers, on the frontline of this coronavirus pandemic, have … Levels of precarious work are particularly high among young women, women with low qualifications and migrant … job either temporarily (23%) or permanently (5%), with young men most affected. Half of those in work are also …
… the subject choices girls and boys make when they are young, which can determine their future career aspirations. … are usually valued less and paid less, e.g. child-care workers. EIGE’s study on gender related challenges in …
… their looks, being far more likely to be portrayed at a young age; 79% of women portrayed in media are up to the age … and 26% in western Europe [47]. 91. 78% of part-time workers are female against 22 % of men in 2008 [48]. 92. … girls than boys [11]. 96. Women (especially very young women) are more vulnerable to sexually transmitted …