… Gender inequalities in health Gender differences in health … status Overall, women tend to report worse health than men. In the 27 Member States of the EU (EU-27), 66 % of women and 71 % of men perceive their health to be good or very …
… Europe has made fragile gains in genderequality. But big losses are emerging as a result of … is lasting longer for women, while life expectancy for men has dropped. Our Index findings can help Europe’s leaders … tackle the different effects of the pandemic on women andmenand alleviate the unequal short and long-term …
… Main findings The GenderEquality Index score for the EU is 68.0 points out of … an improvement of just 0.6 points since the 2020 edition and of only 4.9 points in total since 2010. Even that minimal … degrees, both overall and in the extent to which women andmen are relatively affected, greater divergence on gender …
… largely driven by recovery from the 2008 economic crisis and the relative stability after the crisis (EIGE, 2020g). … 0.5 points overall. Such creeping gains in the area of gender segregation in the labour force underlines the … women’s FTE employment rate in 2019 was 16 p.p. lower than men’s (see Section 2.2.). The gender gap was particularly …
… disease 2019 ECDC European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control EHIS European Health Interview Survey EIGE European Institute for GenderEquality EQLS European Quality of Life Survey ETUI … Health Organization Five Well-Being Index WMID Women andMen in Decision-Making Footnotes [1] This report uses the …
… crisis would be short-lived. As the toll on human health and lives has grown, the intertwined social, economic and … Although health was designated the thematic focus of the GenderEquality Index 2021 prior to the pandemic, COVID-19 … As reasons for unequal health outcomes between women andmen vary, this chapter examines the role of social …
… many forms, including physical, sexual, psychological and economic. It can occur among intimate partners, in … life circumstances can increase women’s vulnerability to gender-based violence. Freedom from violence and stereotyping … Index because it does not measure gaps between women andmen. Rather, it presents women’s experiences of gender-based …
… Significant gender inequalities persist in the EU in all areas, despite … [1] , these include major disparities in life expectancy and self-assessed health status. There are also large gender differences in health-impacting behaviour. Men tend to engage more in risky behaviour such as smoking …
… In terms of progress on genderequality in key decision-making positions in major political, economic and social institutions, the EU is only halfway towards … of political equity, and the benefit was greater for men (WHO Regional Office for Europe, 2020). In addition, Van …
… How individuals spend their time is a fundamental aspect of genderequality. The amount of time spent in paid work, rest and recreation, or caring for others has knock-on effects on … resistance to change in gendered social norms, especially men’s involvement in care duties, remains the chief obstacle …
… education is a key driver of change in the work, money and power domains, and is essential for genderequality. Educational attainment continues to steadily increase among both young women andmen, with women now outpacing men. Gender segregation remains …
… overall, still more restricted for women than for men. According to Eurostat, in the EU in 2019, gross hourly … of economic independence remaining far lower than men’s, and the feminisation of poverty is a serious concern for the EU. Underlying causes of gender inequality in the domain of money are diverse and …
… Gender inequalities in the domain of work remain entrenched … 2020a). They are reflected in lower levels of employment and higher levels of underemployment for women, as well as in … training and reskilling opportunities (EIGE, 2019e). For men, care and family duties are not a structural constraint …
… The COVID-19 crisis may have started a year and a half ago, but it is far from over. It has reversed years of progress on women’s rights andgenderequality – and exposed serious challenges. We are … seismic changes, with different impacts on women andmen. Growing evidence shows that women bear the brunt of …
… section will present a ten-step programme for management and leadership to start tackling sexism in their … diversity and took several measures to officially support gender balance, the promotion gap between women andmen disappeared [2] . 3. Take the pulse of your organisation …
… feminine behaviour is associated with low status and the domestic sphere, women can benefit from adopting … competent, but subsequently face a backlash for violating gender norms [4] . Resistance to women in positions of power … in 45 European countries found the following [5] : Men Traditional masculinity norms require men to avoid and …
… Professions and pay The perception that women andmen have different … engineering and mathematics [1] . Such horizontal gender segregation is partly responsible for the gender pay …