… of the ICPD in Cairo and the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing (1995), governments and advocates have … and unequal power relations in society, and may strip women and men of their ability to control their SRHR. … can experience limited access to maternal care. Foreign workers’ visa status also determines their access to SRHR. In …
… different everyday life activities [1] . The respondents, women and men alike, ranked health services as the most … older people, migrants and people with disabilities, and women in particular, stand out as highly vulnerable to unmet … involves social interactions between patients and health workers in which societal power relations shape patients’ …
… in its gendered impacts across the sectors of employment. Women are over-represented among ‘essential’ workers, including in the health and care sectors, victim … to, for example, particularly high burnout levels among women healthcare workers with children younger than 12 years, …
… in health Gender differences in health status Overall, women tend to report worse health than men. In the 27 Member States of the EU (EU-27), 66 % of women and 71 % of men perceive their health to be good or … as a result of being over-represented among essential workers and frontline workers. Eurostat data shows that women …
… unpaid care during the COVID-19 crisis – particularly by women – has put a spotlight on long-standing gender … different degrees, both overall and in the extent to which women and men are relatively affected, greater divergence on … Although an overwhelming majority of EU healthcare workers are women, men dominate leadership positions in the …
… and Oram, S. (2013). Risk factors for mental disorders in women survivors of human trafficking: a historical cohort … violence? Findings from the WHO multi-country study on women’s health and domestic violence. BMC Public Health, … of the psychological impact of COVID-19 among health care workers: A systematic review. SAGE Open Medicine, 9, …
… Gender inequalities in health The conditions in which women and men live, work and spend their time affect their … orientation or disability, influence the resources that women and men can access, their exposure to environmental … in some frontline professions. Vulnerable workers, such as migrant women or women in precarious jobs, …
… outcomes. As reasons for unequal health outcomes between women and men vary, this chapter examines the role of social … behaviours and access to care differ between women and men. Gender-biased health research and healthcare … According to EU-OSHA (2019), three out of every five workers in the EU report musculoskeletal complaints, with …
… of employment and higher levels of underemployment for women, as well as in gender segregation in the job market and … care, family and other household duties a major barrier to women’s equal participation in the workforce (EIGE, 2020e). … at home, such as resistance from employers or co-workers. Focusing on 2019 for this analysis is important to …
… About a third of women who faced sexual harassment in the EU experienced it in … Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (the Istanbul Convention) [2] . … you been subjected to harassment? (% of respondents, 15 + workers)’ ( …
… Professions and pay The perception that women and men have different skills is part of the reason … are concentrated in different professional fields . While women are over-represented in care and pre-primary education, … gender and are projected to require increasing numbers of workers over the coming years [4] . Women earn 16 % less per …
… reducing loneliness and isolation (Iancu and Iancu, 2017). Women are the primary beneficiaries of these technological … Longer life expectancy, combined with the fact that women tend to marry older men, means that they often outlive … It is estimated that, in the EU, only 17 % of social workers who provide home-based professional care to people …
… has become an integral part of the professional lives of women and men in various work circumstances. It is therefore logical that common experiences affecting women in the workplace, such as sexual harassment, are … figures and gender-based violence affecting platform workers. Online abuse against women active in the public …
… levels, the gender pay gap persists. In 2018, on average, women’s gross hourly pay was 14.8 % lower than men’s … opaque wage structures, and undervaluing of women’s work and skills (European Commission, 2009, 2018a, … (%), EU, 2015 Despite earning more than other female workers, women in ICT have lower monthly earnings than men. …
… premises can help to facilitate better work–life balance. Workers report shorter commuting times, greater working time … and to contribute to the achievement of equality between women and men in the labour market. The Gender Equality Index … of some flexible working arrangements, such as women’s ability to set their own working hours. Read more The …
… for companies to modernise their work organisation and for workers to reconcile work with other aspects of their lives. … as a promising way to support further participation of women and certain disadvantaged groups in the labour market … unpaid care responsibilities (primarily taken on by women) with paid employment, and because it can encompass …
… This section analyses the differences in participation of women and men in two quite different types of job … of work has created a growing demand for high-skilled workers with advanced digital skills, apparent across all … This section looks in particular at the job prospects of women and men in the ICT sector, in view of the high demand …
… technologies and their capacity to replace or complement workers in an ever-broadening range of tasks. The spread of … 10 workplaces in the EU (European Commission, 2016b). Yet women continue to use some digital technologies less … Figure 41. Use of ICT at work and activities performed by women and men (aged 16–74) in the EU (%), 2018 Earlier …
… aspects are particularly relevant to the contribution of women and men to the development of digital technologies and … professionals at age 30, by country and gender, 2018 While women outnumber men among tertiary education students (54 % … of women vocational education graduates working as sales workers (EIGE, 2018b). Beyond ICT: women are …
… EU Digital Scoreboard (Digital Economy and Society Index, Women in Digital (WiD)), the following analysis looks at … to advance those skills. Advanced digital skills of women and gender equality go hand in hand The WiD Scoreboard … Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, workers who are successful in penetrating competitive labour …