… economy, according to EEA analysis . But with just 19 % women ICT specialists and 27 % engineers, is the EU accommodating women’s participation in its fastest-growing sector? Ahead of the International Day ofWomen and Girls in Science on 11 …
… Increasing digitalisation has led to a proliferation of so-called "platform work" whereby workers use online … specific tasks or services. This note explores some of the characteristics of platform work for those with … workers. Based on the survey sample, on average 57% ofwomen and 50% of men involved in platform work have childcare …
… As a result, the EU average score now stands at 68.6 out of 100 points, only 5.5 points higher than in 2010. Given … to gender equality in their budgetary and policy measures. Women, in all their diversity, must not lose out. It is … areas of core Index domains. A decrease in the score ofparticipation in work indicates that women are increasingly …
… which we publish annually. The Index measures the progress of gender equality in the European Union and shows trends in the domains of work, money, knowledge, time, power, health and violence. … 100, with a score of 100 signifying full equality between women and men. The Index also looks at intersecting …
… for Recovery, organised by the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union on 5 March 2021. With International Women’s Day just around the corner, and the EU set to roll …
… that is both complementary and greater than the sum of its parts. It draws on the agencies’ expertise in each of … and discusses the different challenges that men and women face. The report also outlines the impact of long-term … demographic trends on employment, and examines lifelong participation in learning. This is followed by a call for …
… sectors. This poses a major challenge for the 64 million women and men with low levels of education in Member States. They are more often unemployed … potential in the EU, especially when it comes to women’s participation in the workforce. Opportunities for upscaling …
… An increase in women’s employment in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering … and highly productive jobs and boost the overall capacity of the EU economy. This is one of the findings from EIGE’s … a forum to review the current status quo ofwomen’s participation in STEM and look into policy measures and …
… balance between working, personal and family life for both women and men in the EU and a presentation of EIGE’s working areas was on the agenda. Barbara Wurster, EIGE Head of Operations At the same time the JCM works as a …
… improvements in policy, the work-life balance for men and women remains unequal in Europe. The research indicates that women remain the main carers of children and the elderly, in the majority of the Member … work and family responsibilities and to encourage women’s participation in the labour market without discouraging …
… Over the course of two days (20-21 October 2011) EIGE participated in the … for reconciling professional and family roles for women and men as a chance to actively participate in the … of Work and Family Life as a Condition of Equal Participation in the Labour Market", prepared in close …
… Today the European Business Schools Women on Boards Initiative is migrating their 'Global Board Ready Women' list of 8000 women into an online database. The women on this list … ). Council Recommendations on promoting the balanced participationof men and women in the decision-making process …