… environments. Gender differences and inequalities between women and men are a major feature of social exclusion and … Focus needs to be placed on the numerous ways in which women, due to specific economic and social processes, may … women may face multidimensional vulnerability. Migrant workers generally present lower employment rates than …
… salaried employment. Against this backdrop, interest in women’s entrepreneurship has grown among scholars and policymakers. While the rationale for women’s entrepreneurship has traditionally focused on … remain substantially under‑represented among self‑employed workers. On average, during the 2008 – 2012 period, the share …
… a gender point of view, there are significant gaps between women and men. For example, women farm holders have significantly smaller farms than men … the case among women, older people and low-skilled workers. Generally speaking, this is mainly due to the lower …
… knowledge and skills throughout their lives. It also makes women and men better equipped to secure steady, well-paid … a violent home. At the same time, educated citizens – both women and men – benefit entire societies. They make … a significant gender gap (22 p.p.) between women and men workers aged 15 to 64 in these fields in the EU-28. The glass …
… While considerable progress has been made in relation to women’s labour market participation over the past decades, … structures consider and integrate gender. While women’s activity rate has increased during the past years, … and occupations. In 2012, women accounted for only 9% of workers in the construction sector, in contrast to over 66% …
… climate change. Energy plays an essential role in both women’s and men’s lives. However, it has been recently … development. From a gender and human rights perspective, women and men have different energy needs. Women spend more … production. The more skilled jobs in these areas – metal workers, insulation specialists, plumbers and pipe fitters, …
… areas of environment policy. Gender relations between women and men, and girls and boys, play a key role in the … changes intersected with the emergence of studies on women’s roles in development and development policy … are also relevant, in that the environment sector requires workers with scientific knowledge and domain-specific …
… and cultural factors that affect the behaviour of women and men and their access to health services. Regarding … of social and biological sources of differences in women’s and men’s health. An understanding of the interaction … predominantly composed of women. However, women healthcare workers tend to occupy lower-status positions (e.g. nurses …
… but the justice system does not equally accommodate women’s and men’s needs. The due diligence principle holds … responsible for taking measures to fight violence against women. Acknowledging the gender dimension of crime is not … in the case of women victims of domestic violence or sex workers who face sexual or domestic violence. Women may also …
… are owned by men. However, in most fishing communities women play a key role and make significant contributions to the industry. Despite their contribution, women remain largely invisible and their roles … to the activities of fishing boats (as net makers, port workers or packers), 30% work in aquaculture (chiefly …
… in relation to promoting economic development and pursuing women’s empowerment. Promoting gender equality is important … economic development. A lack of gender equality between women and men implies that human resources are not being used … is a major risk that gender gaps will increase, as womenworkers account for only 20% of the workforce in these …
… research still shows a pronounced under-representation of women, particularly in the hard sciences and in leadership … According to the European Commission’s She Figures 2021, women accounted for just 33% of European researchers in 2018. … is not limited to the promotion of women as research workers but should also ensure that research meets the needs …
… and policies are often considered to equally benefit women and men, there is a large body of professional … behaviour. Firstly, mobility is experienced differently by women and men, as they use different modes of transport for … travel: because women are far more likely to be part-time workers, they travel off-peak more often than men. In …