… in its gendered impacts across the sectors of employment. Women are over-represented among ‘essential’ workers, … and emotional exhaustion (Barello et al., 2020). Emerging studies point to, for example, particularly high burnout levels among women healthcare workers with children younger than 12 years, …
… scores for the financial and economic situations of women and men progressed faster. From 2018 to 2019, the … points). Despite increased educational attainment of women and men in the EU, the gender divide in some fields of …
… of this progress is due to outstanding developments in women’s participation in economic and political decision-making in … data on time spent on unpaid care and social activities by women and men. The domain of work, despite having the third …
… 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 … in the care sector. The true extent of the pandemic’s mental health consequences will take time to unfurl, with …
… N. V., Prince, M., Gorceag, V. I., Trigub, C., and Oram, S. (2013). Risk factors for mental disorders in women survivors of human trafficking: a historical cohort … (FGM/C): a systematic review of quantitative studies: Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services. …
… attainment continues to steadily increase among both young women and men, with women now outpacing men. Gender segregation remains the key … Footnotes [1] The Gender Equality Index indicator on women’s and men’s participation in education and training measures …
… 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] . … A good rule of thumb is that comments about people’s appearance in today’s workplace are best avoided. The FRA …
… Women As stereotypically feminine behaviour is associated with low status and the domestic sphere, women can benefit from adopting stereotypically masculine … they ‘have what it takes’ to succeed [1] . However, women who are seen as trying to assert power can face … ). [2] EIGE’s Gender Equality Index shows that gender inequality is most …
… 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, … this has frequently been interpreted as evidence of women’s lower levels of confidence, follow-up research suggests it …
… workplace realities have been shaped by the belief that women and men have complementary characteristics , for … to be men. When you find toughness in female leaders, it’s because there are too few of them and they really have to … which manifest themselves as unconscious bias. In fact, studies have shown that people who believe they are …
… hold employees back and channel them into the wrong roles. Women may be shut out of senior positions or diverted into … Men have been found to rapidly leave jobs dominated by women due to social stigma, with some preferring unemployment … Source: Eurobarometer [5] . Sexism damages an organisation’s image 94 % of EU citizens believe gender equality is …
… service efficiency (Medrano-Gil et al., 2018). AsT’s benefits thus go beyond the medical sphere, increasing … reducing loneliness and isolation (Iancu and Iancu, 2017). Women are the primary beneficiaries of these technological … appropriate assistance (Madara Marasinghe, 2016). Several studies have confirmed that the use of ICT-based solutions …
… 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 … reveals the far-reaching impact of abuse on women’s professional and personal lives, with many affected women …
… The increasing use of AI in every aspect of people’s lives requires reflection on its ethical implications and … industry. It recognised the need to increase the number of women trained and employed in this area, as well as the risk of bias and discrimination against women by AI systems (European Commission, 2020d). In the EU …
… levels, the gender pay gap persists. In 2018, on average, women’s gross hourly pay was 14.8 % lower than men’s (Eurostat, … work offers this opportunity) (Hyperwallet, 2017). Recent studies suggest that the platform economy is not an easy …
… laptops, desktop computers) to work outside the employer’s premises can help to facilitate better work–life balance. … and to contribute to the achievement of equality between women and men in the labour market. The Gender Equality Index … over their working arrangements (EIGE, 2018d). Some studies show that working from home leads to more work–family …
… as a promising way to support further participation of women and certain disadvantaged groups in the labour market … In the absence of robust quantitative data, recent studies explored the earnings of platform workers … practices that restrict worker autonomy can reduce women’s participation Platform work can be an opportunity to …
… This section analyses the differences in participation of women and men in two quite different types of job … in the use of the term. This report adopts Eurofound’s understanding of platform work as a ‘form of employment … and type of service provided. Some (United States-based) studies indicate that workers who rely on low-wage platform …
… 10 workplaces in the EU (European Commission, 2016b). Yet women continue to use some digital technologies less … from conclusive, the most recent findings from EU-based studies point towards a pattern of job upgrading in recent … patterns, there are signs that the structure of women’s employment is changing, with high-skilled work increasingly …
… aspects are particularly relevant to the contribution of women and men to the development of digital technologies and … only 17 % of female students had opted to enrol in STEM studies, compared with 42 % of male students. As a result, … programmes of study (European Commission, 2016b). EIGE’s research shows that only one third of recent STEM graduate …