… on Equality forum, which was a part of the conference Women's economic empowerment: key to gender equality hosted … centuries been moulded according to a male model. While women have always worked, it has until quite recently only … and inequality in our labour markets. Inserting women into the existing system hasn’t quite worked. Women are …
… of the 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women on 17 March 2021. The event was organised by … European Union, the European Commission and the European Women’s Lobby. I want to start with a mental exercise. Let’s … the labour market completely. Out of people who were unemployed in the first quarter of 2020, on average 40 % of …
… roles prevail in the general and political discourse, and women’s status in the labour market remains far behind that … system are also obstacles to stronger participation of women. Policy instruments, such as child-care services and … to external shocks. A larger share of women has become unemployed or inactive compared with men because of the …
… sectors. This poses a major challenge for the 64 million women and men with low levels of education in Member States. They are more often unemployed or completely out of the labour market, compared … to people with middle and high levels of education. Women with low qualifications find it especially hard to …