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      The platform work economy comes with great strengths. The ability to work where you want and how you want is a significant motivator for people who have grown tired of the 9-5 rigidity and seek more diversity in their career path.

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      Achieving equality between women and men makes everyone better off. We have come a long way, but there’s still more to do. Let’s shape an economy where gender equality, social fairness and prosperity go hand in hand. #3StepsForward is how policymakers, business leaders and individuals can unite to build a fairer future. We all have a role to play. Join our #3StepsForward campaign and do your part!

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      This toolkit provides guidelines for the use of gender-sensitive language in writing. Gender-sensitive communication ensures that women and men – and those who do not conform to the binary gender system – are treated as persons of equal importance and dignity.

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      The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has published a handbook to help stop sexism in the workplace. From recruitment to performance evaluation, EIGE’s handbook shows how organisations can ensure women and men employees feel safe, respected and fulfilled.

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    • What does it take to achieve gender equality? – Resources and structures key for women's empowerment

      With International Women’s Day just around the corner, progress towards gender equality is high on the agenda. But what does it take to really pave the way for gender equality?

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    • GRPP: Four letters can unlock €2 trillion to accelerate our drive towards gender equality

      Each year the EU spends 14% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on public works, from building projects to social infrastructure. Smart targeting of that €2 trillion in public funds and considering how it impacts the lives of both women and men is the essence of Gender-responsive public procurement, or GRPP.

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    • Closing the gaps: How data accelerates progress on gender equality  

      EIGE’s new report for the Western Balkans and Türkiye provides guidance for combatting violence against women.

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  • Increases in women’s employment have not challenged gender segregation

    … in the labour market. The Index score for work quality and segregation has scarcely changed since 2010, standing at … this period: Denmark, Romania and Cyprus. The gender segregation of some occupations came into particular focus … of FTE employment and the duration of working life. Gender segregation and quality of work are included in the second …

  • Study and work in the EU: set apart by gender: Report

    … 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 … grades, levels of responsibility or positions (vertical segregation). Gender segregation narrows life choices, …

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    • Education
    • Employment
  • Study and work in the EU: Set apart by gender

    … closely related areas at EU and national level: gender segregation in education and training; gender segregation in the labour market; paths of women and men from …

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    • Education
    • Employment
  • EIGE opens nominations for the 2014 Wo/Men Inspiring Europe Calendar!

    … at closing gender gaps, for instance in terms of pay or occupational segregation; Women/ Men who have non-traditional occupations and break occupational segregation, for instance: men in care work + …

  • Job automation, use of new technologies and transformation of the labour market

    … by country. This transformation is likely to change the occupational and sectoral structure of EU employment and is … well-established patterns of vertical and horizontal segregation. It is likely to have profound implications for … in work content; in the EU, women across different occupational categories are somewhat more likely to undertake …

  • EIGE at the European Parliament's Seminar for Journalists

    … increase employment and productivity of women and reduce occupational segregation. Ultimately this would foster economic growth via …

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    08 Mar 2017, 17:15 EET - 08 Mar 2017, 18:15 EET Europe/Vilnius
  • Gender and future of work: EIGE at the High level Group on Gender Mainstreaming

    … increase employment and productivity of women and reduce occupational segregation. Ultimately this would foster economic growth via …

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    07 Sep 2017, 9:00 EEST - 07 Sep 2017, 18:00 EEST Europe/Vilnius
  • Gender pay gap in ICT and platform work

    … The pay gap stems from a combination of factors, including occupational and sectoral segregation, part-time or temporary work, gender stereotypes … and technicians was 11 %. This is among the lowest occupational gender pay gaps across all sectors in the EU …

  • Study and work in the EU: set apart by gender

    … technology (ICT) and health or personal care. Gender segregation poses challenges for these industries and leads … missing out on these job opportunities because of gender segregation that shapes their choices from an early age. … It explores progress in overcoming educational and occupational gender segregation in the EU and looks at ways …

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  • Gender equality prospects in labour markets transformed by artificial intelligence and platform work

    … to women’s economic rights and independence, F5 addressing occupational segregation and F6 relating to work-life balance. The tender …

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    Call for tender
  • Women and men in information and communications technology (ICT): a chance for better work-life balance

    … note seeks to contribute to EU-level commitments to combat occupational segregation and design effective policy measures to enhance …

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  • Women and men in ICT: a chance for better work–life balance - Research note

    … contribution to the EU-level commitments to combat occupational segregation and to better comprehend and design relevant …

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    • Education
    • Employment
  • Gender inequalities in unpaid care work and on the labour market in the EU Review of the implementation of Area F: Women and the Economy of the Beijing Platform for Action

    … to women’s economic rights and independence, F5 addressing occupational segregation and F6 relating to work-life balance. The tender …

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    Call for tender
  • Economic Benefits of Gender Equality in the European Union: How closing the gender gaps in labour market activity and pay leads to economic growth

    … equal pay and working conditions; removing gender segregation across sectors and occupations; reducing the …

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  • ASEM conference - Women´s economic empowerment

    … equality; sharing of unpaid work at home; ways to address occupational segregation, advance education for women, including financial …

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    25 May 2017, 7:00 EEST - 26 May 2017, 13:00 EEST Europe/Vilnius
  • Gender equality will be reached in over 60 years, at the current pace

    … where progress is limited by persistent gender segregation in different fields of study in tertiary … have continuously been counteracted by persistent gender segregation across occupations. Together with vertical segregation in the labour market, this has led to lifelong …

  • Men dominate technology development

    … across study fields, a phenomenon referred to as gender segregation. In 2018, only 17 % of female students had opted … 32 % of female students) [2] . Stark levels of gender segregation among STEM students and graduates lay the ground for future gender segregation in labour markets and subsequent gender disparity …

  • EIGE takes an in-depth look at gender equality in the classroom

    … including higher dropout rates for boys and gender segregation in study fields is needed to promote gender … and career choices, EIGE will be looking into gender segregation in tertiary education, training and the labour … Maurizio Mosca, maurizio.mosca@eige.europa.eu 2. Gender segregation in tertiary education, training and the labour …

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  • Women in the ICT sector

    … across the EU, which is a product of longstanding gender segregation throughout the labour market. EIGE’s study was …

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  • 6. Domain of power

    … More recently, EU actions to tackle vertical (gender) segregation in companies, sectors and occupations form a key …

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