… followed by an exchange of views. Good afternoon members of the FEMM Committee. Thank you for having me here … most improved, mostly led by increased participation of women in employment in the last 10 years. The Domain of … the third in the progress scale, mostly led by increased women’s educational attainment during the last decade. TIME …
… total equality. The scores are based on the gaps between women and men in terms of the levels of achievement in six … Index also had two additional domains: violence against women and intersecting inequalities. The thematic focus for …
… to gender equality in their budgetary and policy measures. Women, in all their diversity, must not lose out. It is … pay transparency, and to put an end to violence against women and domestic violence. I call on all stakeholders to do … part for equal opportunities, safety and equal say for women and men. Decreases in several areas For the first time …
… ample evidence of the pandemic’s negative repercussions on women in the domains of work, money, knowledge, time, power … health. It also addresses the spike in violence against women and how the most disadvantaged and marginalised groups of women and men in society have borne the brunt of the impact. …
… In the lead up to International Women’s Day on 8 March, the European Institute for Gender … counsellors, the effects of the pandemic have hit women the hardest. Severe job losses in women-dominated professions During the first wave of the …
… edition of the Index show gaps among different groups of women and men. Depending on a person’s age, education, … For example, in the Czech Republic, only 9 % of women with disabilities have a tertiary degree, compared to 19 % of women without disabilities and in the Netherlands, 28 % of …
… Additionally, it gives insights into violence against women and intersecting inequalities. It shows the different outcomes of EU and national policies for women and men and supports the development and implementation …
… government policies are matching the specific needs of women and men and whether they are working or not’ said … This year I will propose further measures to help empower women and address the gender pay gap. Equality is not about … especially high burden when it comes to caring for family members, compared to women born in the EU (46% and 38% …
… and health – and two satellite domains: violence against women and intersecting inequalities. It is based on EU policy … highlights the unequal division of unpaid work between women and men in the private sphere, which remains the … violence shows that the context in which violence against women takes place, societal attitudes towards violence and …
… Equality Index shows differences in outcomes between women and men at the individual level in EU Member States,’ … against unemployment, improving job opportunities for women is a matter of fairness, but it is also good for … Index,’ says Michael Gustafson, Chair of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality of the European …
… providing a composite indicator of direct violence against women, based on the data on violence against women collected by the European Union Agency for Fundamental … Rights through the EU-wide Survey on Violence against Women. The results of the Gender Equality Index show that …