… In an informal meeting with European Gender Equality Ministers on 27 February 2024 under the Belgian … does gender equality look like in concrete terms? Seeing women in Science Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , … as naturally as women. It’s seeing equal participation betweenwomenandmen in the labour market – not another …
… Setting the scene during the Gender Equality Index 2023 conference on 24 October 2023 at the … understand; that alone we would understand the connection between gender equalityand the green deal and climate change … York, for negotiations on the Commission on the Status of Women. We were talking about participation of women in …
… 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 …
… Kicking off European Parliament’s Gender Equality week, EIGE’s Director, Carlien Scheele gave an … resources in a way that addresses the specific needs of womenandmen. Despite the commitment, EIGE identified on a … project will also facilitate peer learning opportunities between the participating Member State authorities. We …
… 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 …
… The Gender Equality Index is a tool to measure the progress of gender … compare gender equality progress across various groups of womenandmen in the EU over time and to understand where … of informal childcare, long-term care and housework betweenwomenandmen. …
… of the Covid-19 pandemic and the impact on gender equality, specifically: Impact on employment, unemployment … to gender roles, including the unpaid work distribution betweenwomenandmen due to the closing of childcare facilities. The …
… There is a direct link between the unequal division of unpaid care in households and gender inequalities in the labour market. The bulk of unpaid care work is done by women, and this hinders their access to employment. The paid …
… EU is at least 60 years away from reaching complete gender equality, if we continue at the current pace. The latest … future are increasingly digital, we need to ensure that womenand girls occupy their fair share of this sector and … stands for full equality. The scores are based on the gaps betweenwomenandmenand levels of achievement in six core …
… internationally as a strategy towards realising gender equality. It involves the integration of a gender perspective … and spending programmes, with a view to promoting equalitybetweenwomenandmen, and combating discrimination. Further …
… Equality is one of the core values upon which the European Union is founded, andequalitybetweenwomenandmen is one of the Union’s essential aims. To …
… is the difference in working time. There are many more women than men working part-time (30 % of womenand 11 % of … The Municipality of Avesta promoted a “full-time project” between 2011 and 2013, financed by European Social Fund, and … independence. The overall objective of Sweden’s gender equality policy (Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality …
… consists of taking systematic account of the differences between the conditions, situations and needs of womenandmen in all Community policies and actions. The … but also on its planning, in order to ensure adequate equality outcomes. Further information Gender Impact …