… EIGE’s Director, Carlien Scheele, delivered the Gender Equality Index 2023 results to the FEMM Committee in European … year. There are big variations in gender equality scores between countries - from a good 82 points in Sweden to 56 … most improved, mostly led by increased participation of women in employment in the last 10 years. The Domain of …
… Working women earn on average 13% less than men for doing the same … while shocks to our economy threaten fragile gender equality gains. Lower wages in turn lead to less social … Scheele. In the EU, the unemployment rate for womenbetween the ages of 15-29 rose from 11% in 2019 to 12% in …
… faster Progressive new policies are helping improve gender equality for the people of Spain. But the country’s leading voice on women’s rights admits, “we need to move forward faster.” Now … sharing of responsibilities, rewards, and opportunities betweenwomenandmen when it comes to care and domestic …
… structural barriers, and societal ideas about what women’s work should look like contributed to pushing 7.7 … as a leverage for women’s empowerment and promoting gender equality, organised by the Italian Minister of Equal … environments due to industrialisation lead the distinction between these two spaces to grow significantly. Men spent …
… remarks the event on Covid-19 and its impact on gender equality organised by Luxembourg's Ministry for EqualityBetweenWomenandMen on 7 March 2022. She emphasised the need to put …
… for parental leave. That’s because there are more men than women in employment, which is often a prerequisite for … more women in the workforce, and higher levels of gender equality overall. That is why, 20 years ago, the European … Guarantee. Quality early care can also help close gaps between the opportunities available to different children …
… topic of the meeting was "An ambitious future for Europe's women after COVID-19: mental load, gender equality in teleworking and unpaid care work after the … often led to long hours and a blurring of boundaries between the home and the workplace. Neither is good for …
… by imagining that we woke up this morning in a world where women lead 90 % of the EU’s biggest companies. The share of … it’s not just women having children. In order to have full equality at work, as well as a healthy work-life balance, men … of ‘use it or lose it’ parental leave to be shared between couples has inspired the EU to include it in its law …