… For example, extensive research shows that Muslim women are disproportionately affected by Islamophobic attacks … 2017; Mahr and Nadeem, 2019; Seta, 2016). Attacks on these women – usually perpetrated by unknown white men – are … combination of Islamophobia and sexism (Seta, 2016). Older women are disproportionately exposed to the risk of abuse, …
… member (EIGE, 2018c). In 2017, Eurostat recorded 854 women victims of homicide by a family member or intimate … with the highest rate of femicide (calculated per 100 000 women) was Latvia, while the lowest rate was recorded in … caveat to consider is the fact that violence against women is universally under-reported; therefore, the data is …
… men are more likely to die from COVID-19 than infected women (BMJ Global Health, 2020). A similar trend was seen in … other social factors (Gebhard et al., 2020). For example, women participate less in the labour market, but they work as … and social care. A study of eight countries found that women are more likely to see COVID-19 as a very serious …
… good health and healthcare are not enjoyed equally by all women and men. Age, education, migration status, family … health than other groups. For instance, 80 % of lesbian women and 84 % of gay men report good or very good health, on … among the most disadvantaged groups. While only 20 % of women with disabilities report having good or very good …
… agenda. Although the proposal has not yet been adopted, women have made great progress in this area of … the 40 % threshold. The number of countries in which women account for at least one third of boards has grown to … and Cyprus, each of which has less than 10 % women board members and has shown little or negative progress since 2018. …
… The presence of women in EU national parliaments (both houses) has increased … of Croatia, Malta and Hungary have less than 20 % womenmembers. Several parliamentary elections took place in …
… the greatest gender balance in this domain. Even though women’s representation in decision-making in research, the … of political power looks at the representation of women and men in national parliaments, government and … subdomain of economic power examines the proportions of women and men on the corporate boards of the largest …
… and care responsibilities. This is particularly true for women with children, who are still expected to shoulder a … 2020e). Gaps in care services disproportionately affect women as care recipients, as more women than men are dependent on long-term care, and also as …
… first subdomain of care activities measures gender gaps in women’s and men’s involvement in the care and/or education of … and housework. The second subdomain explores how many women and men engage in social activities, i.e. participate …
… The engagement of women and men (aged 15 or older) in formal or non-formal … Denmark and Finland – where the gender gaps in favour of women are 12 p.p., 7 p.p. and 7 p.p., respectively. Adult … the risk of skills mismatches and a premature end to women’s and men’s careers. In 2018, only 15 % of women and …
… Over the past decade, the shares of women and men graduating from university have increased … in Europe, with the gender gap slowly reversing to favour women. In 2010, 20 % of women and 21 % of men had gained tertiary education, while in …
… is measured by two indicators: the percentages of women and men tertiary graduates, and the participation of women and men in formal and non-formal education and training … in tertiary education by looking at the percentages of women and men students in the education, health and welfare, …
… or social exclusion. Since then, the total number of women and men at risk of poverty or social exclusion has … achieved them [1] . Across the EU, the difference between women and men at risk of poverty is 1.9 p.p., to the … and migrant populations. In addition, four out of five members of Roma communities have incomes below the poverty …
… Despite positive changes in women’s employment rates and educational attainment, gender … pension gap, reaching 37 %, both to the disadvantage of women. These measures may underestimate the full extent of … into account the number of hours worked or the shares of women and men in formal employment. The domain of money looks …
… Women’s economic independence has long been a focus of EU gender equality policy. However, women remain in a more precarious economic situation, … and Lithuania slightly reduced income inequalities among women and men, while Poland fractionally narrowed the gender …
… growing from 69 % in 2010 to 73 % in 2018 (Figure 7). Both women’s and men’s employment rates grew, to 67 % and 79 % , … that men have already met the EU employment target but women have not. It feels optimistic to expect the employment … in 2018, compared with 13 p.p. in 2010. The share of women working part-time continues to be much higher than the …
… driven by increases in the labour market participation of women. Since 2010, the Index participation score has … working life have reduced slightly. For example, in 2010 women’s FTE employment rate was 17.6 p.p. lower than men’s, … employment rate and the duration of working life for both women and men. For example, between 2010 and 2018 the FTE …
… 53.5 points. The main progress in this domain stems from women’s participation in economic decision-making. The second … 1). In the domain of work, the increases in shares of women in employment have continuously been counteracted by … and income, and an overall higher risk of poverty for women, which has only fractionally improved since 2010. The …