… to a proliferation of so-called "platform work" whereby workers use online platforms (e.g. Uber, Wolt, Bolt) to … workers. Based on the survey sample, on average 57% of women and 50% of men involved in platform work have childcare … adult working population (in EU countries 47% of working women and 53% of men have caring responsibilities). This …
… throughout human history. Gender norms, ideas about how women and men should be and act, are internalised early in … As long as a gap exists between the average earnings of women and the average earnings of men, we will never achieve … violence. Austria promoted re-skilling and up-skilling of workers, offering extra funding to ensure flexible training …
… structural barriers, and societal ideas about what women’s work should look like contributed to pushing 7.7 million women out of the workforce across the EU. And this was even … Our companies don’t win. They are losing these capable workers. Does society win? I think you know my answer. It is …
… economy of the future , and how it’s looking different for women and men. Next week on 31 st January, we are releasing a … the opportunities of this brave new world to make sure women benefit as much as men. To get information for the study, we surveyed platform workers, who gave us first-hand insights into the sector. We …
… Scheele delivered this at an event of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) titled We are strong: Women leading the fight against Covid-19 on 4 March 2021. The … men, doctors, nurses, carers, scientists, teachers, shop workers, cleaners…I don’t need to go on. Overwhelmingly, we …
… Let’s start with the obvious. The rights of domestic workers and the quality of their jobs are gender equality … In the EU, 95 % of domestic cleaners and helpers are women. When it comes to those who provide professional care at home, 83 % are women. And that’s just the figures that are declared. I am …