… As part of EIGE’s ongoing support to the FEMM Committee, Director Carlien Scheele presented the … by career breaks, part-time work and persisting gender segregation. Within our survey, we also took a closer look …
… EIGE's Director Carlien Scheele delivered this speech for the press at EIGE's Gender Equality Index 2020 conference on … which we publish annually. The Index measures the progress of gender equality in the European Union and shows trends in … lifelong learning due to family responsibilities. Gender segregation is one ofthe unresolved challenges in our …
… 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 …
… 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 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 …
… (ICT) job has many advantages. Still, more than eight out of ten ICT jobs go to men. To mark International Women’s Day, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) focuses on … a future in tech. This trend threatens to widen gender segregation even more. This is a real problem for Europe. ICT …
… The EU’s economy has a major weakness: the uneven concentration of women and men in studies and at work. This makes the … technology (ICT) and health or personal care. Gender segregation poses challenges for these industries and leads …
… This year, EIGE is putting the spotlight on gender equality in education. With three new … EIGE is delving into the classroom to unearth some ofthe gender related challenges in education. “Education and … including higher dropout rates for boys and gender segregation in study fields is needed to promote gender …