Equal pay for work to which equal value is attributed, without discrimination on grounds of sex or marital status, with regard to all aspects of pay and conditions of remuneration.
… Conference Dear honourable members and guests, Thank you for inviting me here today to provide an economic perspective … data and research to help end gender-based violence. The work won’t stop until it stops. I will be sharing some of … the results of the administrative data collection, we will pay close attention to where economic violence sits in the …
… For the first time ever, EIGE’s Gender Equality Index shows … signs of a worsening situation for women in many areas ofwork and home life. The Index paints a picture of rising … to have lower incomes than men, partly due to the gender pay gap and the gender pension gap. And, those with a lower …
… pandemic’s parameters have eased, the occasion was calling for us to bring EU institutions, Member States as well as EU … and collectively to pave a clearer path for a gender equal EU. Now, continuing on the Forum’s momentum, I am here … more women than men in sectors characterised by lower pay, status, and value – where there are fewer options for …
… Her words resonate with the European Union at a crossroads for gender equality. There’s never been a more important … EU has moved from economic arguments such as the need forequalpay to the principle of fully-fledged equal treatment between …
… only about 10 % of fathers in the EU use their right for parental leave. Take up varies greatly across the EU, … with women being less likely to have a job, more likely to work part-time and in less senior position. The fact that … to work in sectors dominated by women, as long as the pay and prestige are sufficient. Bringing more men into …
… Carlien Scheele delivered this speech at the “Remote Work: Challenges, Risks and Opportunities" conference on the … and work-life balance”. The European Parliament has called for the “right to disconnect” from work. This is a good … But it’s also true in so called ‘normal times’. The gender pay gap, women’s lower pensions…it’s all linked to the fact …
… event was organised in cooperation with the Directorate for Relations with National Parliaments. The speech opened up … be cared for at some point in our lives. Professional care work is one of the lowest paid occupations in the EU, often … work, and is therefore either done for free or on low pay. While we want to get more women doing men’s work, it …
… Scheele delivered this speech at a public hearing on pay transparency organised by the European Economic and … speech was part of a panel discussion titled "What role for the EU?". The EU’s founding treaty includes a commitment … Since 1957, we’ve been signed up to the principle that equalworkofequalvalue should be paid the same, regardless …
… how we can bring more gender equality into the domestic work sector. Let’s start with the obvious. The rights of … have hired someone to help us at home. To clean our house, for example, or to take care of our ageing parents. And I am … much at all. So it is perhaps little wonder that we don’t pay domestic workers decent salaries or even give them much …
… very demanding. Heavy workloads, night shifts and low pay characterise their work. These factors will not attract more people to a sector … During the pandemic, people showed their appreciation for care workers by clapping nightly across the EU. But we …
… A new vision for a gender-equal Europe was announced today by Vera … include reducing economic inequalities, creating better work-life balance, combating violence against women, and … This is a major cause of the EU’s 16 % gender pay gap. On average, women do an extra 13 hours of unpaid …