… only about 10 % of fathers in the EU use their right for parental leave. Take up varies greatly across the EU, … eligible for parental leave. That’s because there are more men than women in employment, which is often a prerequisite … go off to the office. And children are sensitive to gender roles. Children as young as four are able to divide …
… 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 EU’s founding treaty includes a commitment … women are still paid on average 14 % less per hour than men. At the European Institute for Gender Equality, we …
… Main findings The Gender Equality Index score for the EU is 68.0 points out of 100 [1] . This is an … degrees, both overall and in the extent to which womenandmen are relatively affected, greater divergence on gender … men. Both reflect the negative influence of gender rolesand stereotypes on women’s participation in the labour …
… The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has published a handbook to help … handbook shows how organisations can ensure womenandmen employees feel safe, respected and fulfilled. The content … women continue to be under-represented in senior roles, paid less than menand disproportionately subject to …
… 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 …
… 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, …