… Relevance of gender in the policy area Poverty is both a cause and an effect of social … less likely to secure a decent individual income through employment and they have a lower employment rate than men in all Member States, with the gap …
… Relevance of gender in the policy area Entrepreneurship plays an important role in … activity will create sustainable jobs. Self-employment, also contributes to job creation in Europe, as … of their own. European-level data indicate that the self-employment sector has shown a degree of resilience during the …
… Relevance of gender in the policy area Agriculture is one of the most widespread … environmental protection, landscape preservation, rural employment and food security. Agriculture is not uniform … is living in these areas. Participation of women in employment and economic growth is crucial for reaching the EU …
… Relevance of gender in the policy area Culture can be defined as the systems of … [that is] especially appealing to women in terms of employment opportunity and new venture creation". Despite the … technical areas). The study Creative industries: focus on employment, conducted by the UK Department of Culture, Media …
… Relevance of gender in the policy area The European Union (EU) is one of the world’s … integrated set of policies to promote and support women’s employment. Research suggests that well-designed, … choice of working hours or their decision to enter employment. Finally, gender inequalities are particularly …
… Relevance of gender in the policy area Education is a catalyst for social change and a … of EU Member States. Figures on social inclusion and employment rates, and job quality indicators show that women … curricula can also affect future employability and employment conditions and/or choices. In 2012, women …
… Relevance of gender in employment While considerable progress has been made in … gender gaps in the labour market concern differences in: employment rate. part-time work. unpaid care and family … unemployed persons. Issues of gender inequalities in the policy area Gender employment gap In all Member States and in …
… Relevance of gender in the policy area Environment is a cross-cutting issue. It … women and men’s energy needs and uses women and men’s employment and entrepreneurship – though there are potential … development, and that gender as well as social and employment aspects need to be integrated into efforts to …
… Relevance of gender in the policy area Gender plays a specific role both in the … and their access to health services. Regarding the health policy field, it is of utmost importance to bear in mind the … tendency, which is related to the high rate of women’s employment and the gender pay gap, is becoming more …
… Relevance of gender in the policy area The relevance of gender in the justice policy … measures in this area: Directives on sexual harassment in employment and self-employment. Harassment and sexual harassment are deemed to be …
… Relevance of gender in the policy area The European Union (EU) fisheries sector, the … Unfortunately, the existing statistical data shows employment within the fisheries sector only if this employment is declared and remunerated. There are many …
… Relevance of gender in the policy area EU regional policy is an investment policy that … EU policies such as those dealing with education, employment, energy, the environment, the single market, and … the development objectives of growth, competitiveness and employment cannot be fully achieved. The economic theory of …
… Relevance of gender in the policy area Promoting gender equality is a key principle of … refers to the normative sequence of educational and employment stages of a typically scientific career. From this … for the promotion of women’s equal access to full employment and decent work’ as its priority theme during its …
… Relevance of gender in the policy area Tourism is the third largest socio-economic … to gender equality in several ways: Offering important employment possibilities. According to the International … jobs. Furthermore, both ILO and UNWTO studies on women’s employment in the tourism field reveal that women tend to …
… Relevance of gender in the policy area Transportation facilitates access to the labour … afford the lost time. For instance, women may turn down employment opportunities further away from home if the … transport sector. According to a WISE study about women’s employment in the urban public transport sector, the share …
… Relevance of gender in the policy area Young people are a priority of the European … more likely to be affected by low pay and precarious employment as young mothers and lack adequate work-life … gender differences in education and transition to employment gender inequalities in access to the labour market …