… 2010, progress has been slow and uneven. Women account for only one in three members of EU national parliaments. … women in decision-making positions. These include gender rolesand stereotypes, the heavy burden of housework and care … of political equity, and the benefit was greater formen (WHO Regional Office for Europe, 2020). In addition, Van …
… This section will present a ten-step programme for management and leadership to start tackling sexism in … gender balance, the promotion gap between womenandmen disappeared [2] . 3. Take the pulse of your organisation … see p. 18). Encourage women to apply for more senior roles. If certain selection criteria are optional, this …
… in the United States found that even when controlling for awareness of sexual harassment laws and policies, women … harassment [2] . Women in work contexts dominated by men also faced greater harassment, suggesting this behaviour … to from women [8] . Men who violate stereotypical gender roles are more likely to face harassment, with men who engage …
… and males are arbitrarily assigned characteristics androles determined and limited by their gender. Source: EIGE … realities have been shaped by the belief that womenandmen have complementary characteristics , for example that men are individualistic and dominant, while …
… can hold employees back and channel them into the wrong roles. Women may be shut out of senior positions or diverted … roles seen to require stereotypically ‘feminine’ skills. Men have been found to rapidly leave jobs dominated by women … M., ‘Insidious dangers of benevolent sexism: consequences forwomen’s performance’, Journal of Personality and Social …
… to beliefs around the fundamental nature of womenandmenand the roles they should play in society. Sexist assumptions about … of certain sectors of the economy, primarily responsible for unpaid care work, paid less than menand …
… long-term care will increase, given the ageing population and increasing life expectancy across the EU (EIGE, 2020e; … a wide range of general technologies that can be converted for use by elderly people, for example Alexa and Siri (Piau … they spend fewer years living in good health than men, and are more likely to develop health problems and live …
… on average, women’s gross hourly pay was 14.8 % lower than men’s (Eurostat, 2020). The pay gap stems from a combination … to the labour market (Barzilay and Ben-David, 2016). For instance, using gender-blind algorithms has the potential … work schemes that would allow women to assume dual roles as employees and caregivers (Barzilay and Ben-David, …
… of gender stereotypes around employment in certain jobs and related gender differences in career expectations. This … analyses the differences in participation of womenandmen in two quite different types of job opportunities linked … digitalisation of work has created a growing demand for high-skilled workers with advanced digital skills, …
… Gender differences in digital skills and use of digital devices are gradually levelling out, … are particularly relevant to the contribution of womenandmen to the development of digital technologies and the gender … the research and development (R & D) sector. Aspirations for ICT careers are strongly gendered Gender attitudes to and …
… Digital skills have increasingly become a basis for global competitiveness, boosting jobs and growth. Digital societies require digital competencies if … Cyprus and Bulgaria) show women scoring higher than men on internet user skills. The biggest gender gaps (to …
… several threats to physical and psychological integrity. For example, extensive research shows that Muslim women are … on these women – usually perpetrated by unknown white men – are motivated by a combination of Islamophobia and … ‘normalise’ them and align them with the assigned gender rolesand sex of rearing (Carpenter, 2016). In February 2019, …
… 2018 was 67.9 points, just 0.5 points higher than in 2017 and 4.1 points higher than in 2010. Sweden, Denmark, France … increased women’s employment rates, lower risks of poverty for both womenandmen, improved gender balance in political and economic …
… decades have seen digitalisation transform socioeconomic and political realities. With the integration of digital … world of work has changed – creating both opportunities forand risks to gender equality. However, academic, public … perspectives and interests of Western middle-class white men (Harding, 1986, 1991; Keller and Longino, 1996). The …
… Main findings The overall Gender Equality Index score for the EU in 2018 is 67.9 points, showing the urgent need … The score has increased by only 0.5 points since 2017 and by 4.1 points since 2010. At this pace – 1 point every … among certain particularly vulnerable groups of womenandmen: lone mothers, women above 65 years of age, womenandmen …
… When assessing project proposals, managing authorities and monitoring committees can develop and apply selection … area (i.e. the analysis of differences in women’s andmen’s situations and needs – in their diversity – and the … gender goals (i.e. objectives that are to be reached for both womenandmen to increase gender equality) set for …
… research. Reflect on how inequalities between womenandmen in access to resources (work, money, power, health, … the intervention because of the sex of or the gender roles attributed to menandwomen. Key questions to ask … how their situations change throughout the programme. For example, differences between womenandmen have been …
… family model, have unsettled traditional gender work rolesand expectations (Connolly, Aldrich, O’Brien, Speight, … time-limited job protection to enable an employee to care for their new-born child, and afterwards return to work with … services. These all impact the behaviour of womenandmen taking leave and their participation in the labour …