… EU countries committed to boosting the participation of women in digital and technology sectors through the Ministerial Declaration of Commitment on Women in Digital (WiD), with a strong focus on improving the representation of women in certain high-skilled, well-paid activities (notably …
… the different extents to which disease outbreaks affect women and men is a fundamental step in understanding the … gender equality targets encompass health issues affecting women. Achieving such goals – or even maintaining the status …
… was elected in 2019, breaking the long-standing absence of women in the top positions in the EU system. With no woman … have the best gender balance to date, with 12 women (46 % ) and 15 men (56 % ), as Member States … in July 2019, with women making up 304 (41 % ) of the 747 Members of the European Parliament. This represents an …
… labour market specifically, as it raises questions about women’s exposure to the risk of poverty, access to … better distribution of care and household work between women and men. Among the provisions are new or harmonised … – to combine work caring for children and older family members with paid work (Fodor et al., 2020). Eurostat data …
… and training and lifelong learning to ensure that women and men acquire and maintain the skills they need to … encourages Member States to foster efforts to involve more women and men in lifelong learning activities, while the … combining their work and care responsibilities. With many women and men out of work because of the pandemic, adult …
… Women’s economic empowerment is central to realising women’s rights and gender equality. Investing in women’s economic independence enables more inclusive economic …
… gender inequalities (EIGE, 2020a). The employment rate of women is still significantly below that of men [1] . The labour market remains heavily gender segregated, and women tend to be found more often in temporary, part-time or … particularly dire consequences for vulnerable groups of women, including younger and older cohorts, lone mothers with …
… President to strive for a Union of equality, where women and men, girls and boys, in all their diversity, are … ended thousands of lives, and affected the lives of all women and men, girls and boys. Statistics on the COVID-19 … Persistent and prevailing gender inequalities mean that women and men experience the COVID-19 crisis – and its …
… in the care sector to the reality of violence facing women in abusive relationships. While it will still take time … affected gender equality, often to the disadvantage of women. We can learn from the past to ensure that recovery … pandemic, and the ways in which the working lives of women and men have been affected by it. New types of jobs and …
… occupations and improved terms and conditions for women and men workers throughout the care sector Results … time in care-related activities Increased employment for women and men in formal care work Improved terms and conditions for women and men workers in the care sector Increased women’s, …
… the needs of female- and male-owned SMEs, and the needs of women and men employees. Work-life balance in the ESF+ … SMEs to promote changes in the traditional gender roles of women (as care-givers) and men (as breadwinners). Policy … Revise the location of recycling centres in relation to women’s and men’s needs (as women, on average, spend more …