… Director Carlien Scheele presented the agency’s toolkit for gender sensitive parliaments to the Committee … services in place as a means for freedom of choice for women and men? Climate change is happening at rapid fire speed. And it’s impacting women and men very differently. Do the policies designed to …
… to bring the European Institute for Gender Equality’s evidence to this discussion on looking ahead to 2030. … does gender equality look like in concrete terms? Seeing women in Science Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , … men engaging in care responsibilities as naturally as women. It’s seeing equal participation between women and …
… more or less the same conclusion: progress is at a snail’s pace. However, in this year’s edition we see the biggest … at change About Time - unpaid care is still uneven between women and men The gender care gap is shrinking. But not because men are shouldering more of the care work. Women are doing less. Assisting technologies, home delivery …
… remains constant is the fact that when crisis strikes, women and girls suffer disproportionally. The crises and … to create new challenges and reverse years of progress on women’s rights and gender equality. The thematic focus of the …
… Unpaid care is often taken for granted. It's simply done without question as a labour of love. But … Data collected from all EU Member States found that 42% of women and 38% of men are involved in unpaid caregiving … members, or people with disabilities. Between carers, women tend to spend more time in unpaid caregiving than men – …
… with childcare responsibilities, who are predominantly women, to fit work in around school hours, potentially … increasing their participation in the labour market. EIGE’s survey of platform workers in 10 Member States (DK, ES, FR, … conducted in November and December 2020, found that 35% of women platform workers were drawn to this style of work …
… live with children in a couple or as lone parents. EIGE’s survey of platform workers took place between November and … 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 …
… in the European labour market. Although the share of women platform workers has been rising in recent years, they remain under-represented in platform work. Women are more likely to engage in platform work to gain an … cities or countries. Online platforms seem to provide women with a link to the labour market that can potentially …
… is invaluable to those who work in industries where it’s viable such as web-based Upwork for freelance writers and … work which ultimately leaves people feeling insecure – women especially? EIGE’s latest evidence in its ‘Gender … work allows for multiple and parallel commitments like women balancing childcare with work. At the same time though, …
… total equality. The scores are based on the gaps between women and men in terms of the levels of achievement in six … Index also had two additional domains: violence against women and intersecting inequalities. The thematic focus for … two specific priority sectors of the European Green Deal’s ‘Socially Fair Transition’, namely Energy and Transport. …
… For the first time ever, EIGE’s Gender Equality Index shows signs of a worsening situation for women in many areas of work and home life. The Index paints … in a country, look no further than the rights enjoyed by women and girls.” "Intersectionality has to take centre …
… Working women earn on average 13% less than men for doing the same … fewer pension entitlements and other social benefits. And women continue to pay the price for this well into retirement, with pensions 37% lower than men’s. If we fail to respond to challenges in the labour market, …
… compare gender equality progress across various groups of women and men in the EU over time and to understand where … informal childcare, long-term care and housework between women and men. …