… at a public hearing on pay transparency organised by the European Economic and Social Committee on 5 May 2021. The speech was part of a panel discussion titled "What role for the EU?". The … seen as worth less than men. So called ‘horizontal gender segregation’, where women are concentrated in poorly paid …
… delivered this speech at a press seminar organised by the European Parliament on 4 March 2020. Several slides, not included here, supported the message. Dear Members ofthe European Parliament, dear guests, Thank you for … jobs, which emerge as a result of digitalisation. Gender segregation in thelabourmarket is also inefficient: The …
… markets are still characterised by persistent horizontal segregation, whereby workers in particular sectors are … men. According to 2020 data, only four in ten workers in the EU are employed in a gender-balanced sector, where the workforce comprises at least 40 % of each gender. Transport is a prime example of a sector that …
… 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 …
… The social and economic impacts ofthe COVID-19 crisis … economic shocks created by COVID-19 are likely to derail labourmarket progress on gender equality, and contribute to future disparities: 'Gender segregation in thelabourmarket has left women …
… 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 …
… with decision-making algorithms becoming an intrinsic part of our everyday lives. AI refers to systems that display … AI-based systems can be purely software-linked, acting in the virtual world (e.g. voice assistants, image analysis … from the data, thus reinforcing gender bias and segregation (Dastin, 2018). The potential for AI to correct …
… 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 …
… with two closely related processes: increased flexibility of work and the emergence of new forms of work. Increases in work … in the EU. Many different factors contribute to gender segregation in the ICT sector (see subsection 9.1.3), …
… to replace human work, digitalisation offers a range of new opportunities, either by transforming existing jobs or … such opportunities is likely to be highly gendered, given the segregated nature ofthe EU labourmarket, the variety of … following the well-established patterns of gender segregation in the broader economy. Definition of platform …
… 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 …
… Gender differences in digital skills and use of digital devices are gradually levelling out, particularly among young people. However, the lack of gender diversity in the workforce likely to … across study fields, a phenomenon referred to as gender segregation. In 2018, only 17 % of female students had opted …
… 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 …
… The Gender Equality Index score is 67.9 points, showing the … The largest gender inequalities are observed in the domain of power, with a score of 53.5 points. The main progress in … where progress is limited by persistent gender segregation in different fields of study in tertiary …