… relating to the reproductive system. It implies that people are able to have a satisfying and safe sex life, the … 24 years (ECDC, 2020a), but social stigma can result in young women often avoiding chlamydia testing (Balfe et al., … role in preventing the spread of chlamydia. A study of young Swedish men tested for STDs revealed a variety of …
… is also the country with the highest proportion (85 %) of people exercising [2] . Belgium has the largest gap … ages of 50 and 64 years. The biggest gender gaps are among young adults (16–24 years) and elderly people (75+ years). In … (Giustino et al., 2020) suggests that this is because young men rely more on outdoor and team sports, which were …
… unprecedented shift to teleworking resulted in millions of people in the EU spending virtually all their time at home. … work for parents (see Chapter 4) affected families with young children the most (Eurofound, 2021b). As a result, … care workload, that care is more intense and that more people are becoming informal carers (European Commission, …
… the other two being childcare and long-term care for older people and people with disabilities and other chronic … are among those aged 18–24 years (20 p.p.), only 19 % of young men spend an hour on cooking and housework a day, compared with 39 % of young women (Figure 15). As most youngpeople of this age …
… lost their job, EIGE research (2021c) shows that it was young women, aged 15–24 years, who fared worst in the first … is the employment situation for specific groups of people, such as migrant women. The employment rates for women …
… Several population groups, such as lone parents, older people, migrants and people with disabilities, and within … contraceptives introduce barriers to SRHR, especially for youngpeople. Laws, policies and comprehensive sexuality … across the EU, especially for vulnerable groups such as young women and migrants. Severe gender data gaps persist in …
… has stagnated in the EU since 2014. The gender gap among people aged 16 years or older was 925 purchasing power … data hamper assessment of income inequalities among Roma people and undocumented migrants. The COVID-19 pandemic is … 2010. Although educational attainment is increasing among young women and men, more significant progress in this domain …
… R., O’Donovan, D., O’Connell, E., and Vaughan, D. (2010). Young women’s decisions to accept chlamydia screening: … the internet as a health information resource among French young adults: results from a nationally representative … Up Unequal: Gender and Socioeconomic Differences in YoungPeople’s Health and Well-being. Health Behaviour in …
… and access to care. Employment status influences people’s physical and mental health through working … Of particular concern is morbidity and mortality among youngpeople. There is ample evidence of the connection … health. This is exemplified by high suicide rates among young men, poor mental health among LGBTI people and the high …
… factors. Such abuse disproportionately affects women, people of colour and members of the LGBTI community, all of … female journalists, where users of online forums – mostly young men – are called on to collectively attack a specific … women in positions of power, especially where they are young or belong to an ethnic or sexual minority, in a bid to …
… are some concerns about the influx of newly unemployed people into the platform economy, resulting in lower wages … somewhat since 2017. Platform workers are usually young and well educated, and their educational attainment … work performed from home also offers opportunities for people with health limitations that prevent them from working …
… devices are gradually levelling out, particularly among youngpeople. However, the lack of gender diversity in the … students is hardly surprising, given the small number of young girls aspiring to become ICT professionals (Figure 35). …
… competencies if they are to ensure full participation of people in social and working life. The internet has been of … also have higher gender equality in the labour market. Young women and men are the most digitally skilled generation … Finland, Malta and Croatia have the highest shares of young women with above basic digital skills, while Italy, …
… into the opportunities and risks of digitalisation for youngpeople (EIGE, 2019a) shows that while digital skills and … to digital technologies is becoming less of an issue for young Europeans, boys consistently express higher …
… 2016 As discussed in EIGE (2019a), adolescent girls and young women are very active internet users, especially on … in the higher prevalence of cyber-harassment among young women, with 20 % of 18–29-year-old women living in the … that it is often characterised as routine for youngpeople (Bryce and Fraser, 2013). When asked if they had …
… 2016; Wajcman, 2015). This is particularly true for people in precarious employment, such as platform workers … it reaches 13 p.p. among lone parents and 17 p.p. among young workers (aged 15–24). This significant gender gap in social activities among young workers mirrors the gap in physical activity between …
… found a gender gap in favour of men (3 p.p.). Among people without disabilities, this gap was reversed and stood … least upper secondary education remain very low (21 % of young Roma women and 24 % of young Roma men) (FRA, 2019b). The Gender Equality Index’s …
… a 10-year EU target to lift at least 20 million people out of the risk of poverty or social exclusion. Since … nor in education or training, compared with 55 % of young Roma men. Poverty is considered a major factor … survival strategy, undermines the future prospects of young women and girls (FRA, 2016a). Footnotes [1] Eurostat, …