… a set of persistent gender gaps hampering women’s equal participation in this field. The gaps include areas such as: … and, on average, the difference between the employment rates for women with and without children under twelve is … that Member States should remove disincentives to women’s participation in the labour market. They should strive to …
… is a key policy goal for governments who expect that high rates of entrepreneurial activity will create sustainable … through the years. Indeed, despite women’s increasing participation in the labour market, women remain … likely to enter self-employment from part-time work or non-participation in the labour market, rather than from …
… 22.2% of the European population is living in these areas. Participation of women in employment and economic growth is … areas faces some major obstacles. For example, the unequal participation of women and men in agriculture and rural … Issues of Gender Inequality in the policy area Unequal participation of women and men in agriculture and rural …
… growth to gender equality, but it is also true that full participation by women in the labour market supports GDP … resources are involved in the production system. Increased participation of women in the labour market will also … hours worked, income earned or labour force participationrates for women. For new entrants to the labour market, the …
… Member States. Figures on social inclusion and employment rates, and job quality indicators show that women remain at … of boys and men in the humanities. The participation of women and men is most balanced in … “textbooks must prepare both sexes for effective and equal participation in all areas of life” and “promote gender …
… has been made in relation to women’s labour market participation over the past decades, deeply entrenched … States and in most accession countries employment and participationrates for women, even if increasing in the last decades, are …
… age but for a longer time than men. While life expectancy rates are higher for women than for men in the EU, these … is all the more relevant in the healthcare sector as the participation of women in the workforce has historically been … side, respecting women’s rights. It emphasises women’s participation and leadership in the health sector as critical …
… first and foremost a political right. Furthermore, women’s participation in the decision-making process also increases … of courts and police force as well as enhancing women’s participation in the decision-making process in the justice …
… innovation, supporting job creation, increasing employment rates among women and men, and supporting the development of … included in ESF regulations: increasing the sustainable participation and progress of women in employment; combating … programmes. This includes measures for increasing women’s participation in the labour market and reducing gender …
… men, but the difference between the compound annual growth rates is not big enough to lead to a higher share of women … experience between Member States and of promoting women’s participation in a research-financed EU. The Commission also … in research teams, in order to close the gaps in the participation of women; ensuring gender balance in …
… in the tourism industry. In 2011, the EU-28 women’s participation in the overall tourism workforce stood at 56%, compared to a participation rate of 46% in the EU economy as a whole. … which can support work–life balance. Increasing women’s participation in community life and decision-making. Some …
… often than in the past; consequently, their graduation rates from these programmes are catching up with those of … general education. At the same time the decrease in men’s participation in and success at higher levels of education is … women and men, especially with reference to their (non-)participation in employment. Generally, in most EU Member …