… PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY IN RESEARCH Legal framework The Gender Equality Act [1] was adopted in 2004 and last … June 2014. It includes several references to the promotion of gender equality in research and innovation, as outlined … choices are thus detrimental to society – horizontal segregation inhibits economic growth, wastes human resources, …
… in mainstreaming gender equality in science and research. The key law that explicitly identifies gender equality in … December 1998 [1] ). It aims “to ensure the implementation of equal rights for women and men enshrined in the … rather, to the department. In addition, there is strong segregationof women and men by field, and, correspondingly, …
… equality and equal opportunities for women and men. As of September 2021, however, it has not adopted any … prioritised intervention in gender equality issues through the constitutional principles of equality and … about technological jobs, and combat gendered patterns ofsegregation in professional positions [4] . In 2017, the …
… The working environment for those in paid jobs often causes … or musculoskeletal conditions [1] . With entrenched gender segregation in thelabourmarket, women’s over-representation … on women and men. For example, women constitute 70 % ofthe global health workforce and are highly visible on the …
… Main findings The Gender Equality Index score for the EU is 68.0 points out of 100 [1] . This is an improvement of just 0.6 points since … subdomain of participation has slowed, and strong gender segregation in thelabourmarket continues. This is …
… Gender inequalities in the domain of work remain entrenched (EIGE, 2020a). They are … levels of underemployment for women, as well as in gender segregation in the job market and related pay challenges (see …
… Professions and pay The perception that women and men have different skills is part ofthe reason they are concentrated in different professional … engineering and mathematics [1] . Such horizontal gender segregation is partly responsible for the gender pay gap , as …
… recent policy actions at EU and Member State levels, the gender pay gap persists. In 2018, on average, women’s … (Eurostat, 2020). The pay gap stems from a combination of factors, including occupational and sectoral segregation, part-time or temporary work, gender stereotypes …
… Much ofthe current policy debate about the future of work centres on … have transformed the majority of workplaces in the EU labourmarket, gender differences in the use of ICT at work … well-established patterns of vertical and horizontal segregation. It is likely to have profound implications for …
… Advances in digitalisation have had profound impacts on thelabourmarket, chiefly resulting from the adoption of new ICT, increased use and storage of digitally codified … much ofthe gender equality focus has been on the gender segregationof some key sectors linked to digitalisation, …
… The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged health systems and affected the health and lives of innumerable people, both directly and indirectly. Although … be at risk of exposure as a result of occupational gender segregation: globally, women make up 70 % ofthe health …
… The engagement of women and men (aged 15 or older) in formal … play an essential role in closing this skills gap. Gender segregation in education remains a major barrier to gender … 2010. This divide is mirrored by gender segregation in thelabourmarket, which determines women’s and men’s earnings, …
… inequalities persist in pay, monthly earnings and income. The EU focuses primarily on the gender pay gap, standing at … pension gap, reaching 37 %, both to the disadvantage of women. These measures may underestimate the full extent of … (e.g. performance bonuses). In its 2019 research on gender segregation in education and thelabourmarket, EIGE noted …
… Gender equality in the world of work is advancing at a slow pace in the EU in … in thelabourmarket. The Index score for work quality and segregation has scarcely changed since 2010, standing at …