… and Lagarde, C. (2014), ‘The economic power of women’s empowerment, keynote speech by Christine Lagarde, … EIGE (2017), Gender Equality Index 2017 — Violence against women: the most brutal manifestation of gender inequality …
… K., Wingender, P., Clements, B., & Schwartz, G. (2013), Women, Work and the Economy: Macroeconomic gains from gender … Elson, D. (2006), Budgeting for Women’s Rights: Monitoring government budgets for compliance … objectives on the development of childcare facilities for young children with a view to increase female labour …
… disadvantaged situation in society. Refugees and migrants Women and men living in refugee camps are especially … and permanent hand washing are simply impossible. Migrant women and men not living in camps are also vulnerable. They … and adequate IT equipment has created another obstacle for young Roma, as they risk falling even further behind at …
… better work-life balance, combating violence against women, and making sure that important issues, such as climate … Platform for Action, published ahead of International Women’s Day, reinforces the Commission’s message. Europe has … Cyber violence is a growing concern, with 20 % of youngwomen having experienced sexual harassment online and …
… no EU country has yet fully implemented this blueprint for women's empowerment, with issues such as ageing societies, … of the EU brings new challenges for gender equality as women continue to be the main providers of care. While unpaid … Cyber violence is of increasing concern, with 20 % of youngwomen having experienced sexual violence online and 40 …
… about the gender pay gap and the economic situation of women across the EU, mainly based on data from 2018: A low … lower employment rates for mothers than for fathers with young children in all Members States. The average employment rate for mothers aged 20-49 with a young child (younger than 6 years old) is 65.4 % in …
… Women rely more on public infrastructure for work—life … infrastructure in determining employment opportunities for women and men and in balancing paid work with other life … Göllner, & O’Dwyer, 1999). In this respect, women with young children are particularly disadvantaged regarding job …
… of dual-earning and single-headed families as more women work outside of the home and not all families have … caring. When looking at informal care within families with young children, the gender gap persists, with 97 % of working mothers of young children (0-6 years) likely to be providing care …
… and various labour-market outcomes, such as increased women’s participation in the labour market and reduced gender … parents an equal opportunity to spend time caring for a young child. Usually, it can only be taken at the end of … childcare leave and parental leave specifically offered to young parents vary enormously. Although all Member States …
… Not only does family type determine the overall time that women and men spend caring for their children, grandchildren, … is that of 25-49-year-olds, the group most likely to have young children. Altogether, 61 % of women of this age group … work than men throughout their life. The gender gap among young people (15-24 years old) is lower (12 p.p.), with just …
… In the EU, more women and men graduate from universities than in the past. … all of the growth taking place in the first 10 years. Women strongly outnumbered men as tertiary graduates, with … nor in education or training in the EU in 2016. Among young Roma women, that figure rose to 72 % (FRA, 2016). …
… Despite growing population income and women’s continuing gains in education and employment, gender … ensure poverty is mostly concentrated in families where women are the sole earners. In 2017, 35 % of lone mothers in … homelessness. Estimates show that between 20 % and 40 % of young homeless people identify as LGBTQI in the United States …
… segregation and other gender inequalities in employment. Women not only remain over-represented in education, human … levels of participation in lifelong learning. Read more Youngwomen (aged 30-34) have already reached the Europe 2020 … risk. For instance, in six Member States more than 25 % of young (20-24 year old) employed women and men were ineligible …
… high-quality educational process for girls and boys and women and men provide benefits at individual and societal … raise awareness of the key principles of equality between women and men and to prevent a backlash against women’s … segregation and low engagement in lifelong learning. While youngwomen (aged 30-34 years) have already exceeded the …
… work-life balance. The Index will explore the diverse ways women and men juggle work and personal commitments, especially when they have to care for young children, older relatives or family members with a … as a dimension of work-life balance. We will see if women and men have the same opportunities to continuously …