… week and next, the 68th annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68), is happening in New York. CSW is the UN's largest annual gathering on gender equality and women's empowerment. It brings together government officials, …
… of poverty and looks unlikely to be met; 23.3 % of women and 21.6 % of men in the EU remain at risk of poverty … exclusion. More recently, the European Pillar of Social Rights emphasised the right to decent levels of income for people both in and out of work and highlighted that women and men should have equal opportunities to acquire …
… The European Pillar of Social Rights is an opportunity for the EU to design and implement … sustainable and effective policies that benefit all - women and men. Setting and reaching gender-specific targets … Gender Equality (EIGE) on the European Pillar of Social Rights. It identifies: three general principles the Pillar …
… Today’s job market is constantly increasing requirements on … sectors. This poses a major challenge for the 64 million women and men with low levels of education in Member States. … The recently communicated European Pillar of Social Rights aims to improve the working and living conditions of …
… of Sciences, implemented a project to support migrant women working in Czech households, from 2012 to 2014. The project advocated for equal opportunities for migrant women domestic workers, for improvement in their working … work and lacking knowledge about their working or civil rights. 345 migrant women and 34 men were provided with free …
… 2015, the Rotterdam-based Cleo-Patria Foundation set up 14 women’s studios to create a safe meeting place and learning … environment in their own neighbourhood for migrant women of all nationalities, run by the women themselves. It …
… area of the society, it should always be there! With EIGE’s new platform, there are no more excuses to ignore gender … contributes to better outcomes for all, girls and boys, women and men.” Whichever sector you pick, there are plenty … access to social security benefits, such as pension rights and maternity leave, would be a major improvement to …
… environments. Gender differences and inequalities between women and men are a major feature of social exclusion and … For example, gender inequalities are present in women’s and men’s access to health and long-term care and/or … family members and have to rely on derived pension rights. These traditions are reflected in pension systems and …
… providing a composite indicator of direct violence against women, based on the data on violence against women collected by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights through the EU-wide Survey on Violence against Women. …