… life. These stereotypes can result in differences in employment and working conditions of women and men. This … contribute to EU-level commitments to combat occupational segregation and design effective policy measures to enhance …
… The launch of an initiative that aims to promote the employment of certain groups of people (the young, people … unequal situations, due to horizontal and vertical gender segregation. Therefore, the initiative concerned can help to …
… improved? If yes, what will be the changes? Will women’s employment rate be increased? If yes, what will be the changes? Will gender segregation of the labour market be reduced? If yes, what … unpaid work, and about the horizontal and vertical gender segregation of the labour market. Differences apply to …
… countries in the EIGE’s equality index. Yet levels of segregation in the labour market are relatively high in … more time on housework and childcare compared with men. Segregation in Finland starts early. In education, girls tend …
… officers) allows for the identification of vertical segregation, while a professional area analysis (i.e. number … operations, human resources) could highlight horizontal segregation. Similarly to women parliamentarians, there are …
… to a leading role – a phenomenon that is called ‘vertical segregation’. The most prominent leading positions in … ‘soft’ portfolio areas – welfare and family policies, employment, health, culture and education – while men … or predominantly, represented in only four out of 19 (Employment and Social Affairs; Civil Liberties, Justice and …
… Beijing Platform for Action in the EU Member States Gender segregation is a deeply entrenched feature of education … in certain fields of education or occupations (horizontal segregation) or the concentration of one gender in certain … Gender segregation narrows life choices, education and employment options, leads to unequal pay, further reinforces …
… on jobs that are generally well paid and secure. “Gender segregation is a problem for the whole economy. For example, by 2025, Lithuania is looking at a 21% employment boost in the area of information and communication …
… in labour market activity and pay, which result in lower employment rates for women, potentially limiting EU growth. … to meet the Europe 2020 target to achieve an overall employment rate of women and men of at least 75 % by 2020. A … equal pay and working conditions; removing gender segregation across sectors and occupations; reducing the …
… and lead to more sustainable and inclusive growth and employment. The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) … to improvements in gender equality by addressing gender segregation in educational choices and increasing the … about 70 % of these jobs taken by women. An increase in employment productivity and in the potential productive …
… An increase in women’s employment in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and … that provide additional stimulus to tackle gender segregation. Despite a strong demand for professionals in … and high gender segregation in this field narrows down employment choices, leads to a gender pay gap and further …
… equal pay policy statement Equality impact assessing all employment policies Showcasing flexible working throughout … that there continues to be a high degree of occupational segregation within the UK labour market, which perpetuates … 6.7% of the workforce (30 million people aged 16+ were in employment in the UK in 2013). The scheme excludes public …
… address gender equality in terms of equality of access to employment, not in terms of equality of participation in … of women experts in the topics of hard news. It combats segregation by increasing women’s voice in those domains that …
… context. For instance, the horizontal and vertical gender segregation of the labour market is an example of structural … [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 …