Artificial intelligence: made by men for men?
AI might seem neutral and technical but it poses a differential challenge to female jobs and can be imbued with insidious gender biases.
Trade unions and mainstreaming menstrual awareness in the workplace
Issues associated with menstruation have not been on the mainstream trade union workplace agenda. That should change.
How the new EU gender strategy fails east-central European women
The coronavirus epidemic exposes the care crisis and underlying class and regional inequalities—which the new strategy does not equip us to handle.
Advancing gender equality requires a new fiscal pact
Women’s strikes today draw attention to the need for global tax reform, so that investment in services can ease the burden of women’s domestic labour.
What will it take for women to be equal at work in the UK?
Employers and policy-makers can drive real progress in improving women’s working lives.
How ‘family-friendly’ are European countries?
The Nordic countries, with their strong public spheres, are more supportive than those which elevate the family as a private institution.
Social policy starts at home
By designing a policy package around the needs of contemporary families, political leaders can promote women’s rights, children’s development and employment.
A woman’s place is in the leadership of her union
As the workforce is feminised and women come to predominate among union members, the next step is assuming leadership roles in the trade-union movement.
Turning the tide on violence and harassment at work
The #MeToo movement raised global awareness about the experience of harassment at work—now we have a potentially far-reaching ILO convention to combat the phenomenon.
The gender pay gap: where to start?
The gender pay gap in the EU remains stubbornly wide. Unpacking it highlights its wide social ramifications.
New UK regulations aim to end gender stereotypes in adverts—but could go further
Advertisers still often hit consumers with gender stereotypes. And so they often miss—at their own business expense.
It’s time for feminism at the European elections
As the polls open for the European Parliament elections, three gender-equality ministers and state secretaries put feminism at the top of the electoral agenda.
‘Gendering’ the EU budget
There is a clear case for making gender equality a more visible part of the EU budgetary process.
Austerity is hurting women’s health
A close look at how the austerity practised in the UK since 2010 has affected women’s health shows a gender lens must always be applied to see the full picture.
Single Parents In A Gendered Triple Bind
International Women’s Day (March 8) is the time when we celebrate and advance the rights of women and girls across the globe. A time to remind ourselves too of single parents and how they independently care for their children. And discuss the ways in which we can best support them. The large majority of single-parent […]
Gender Pay Gap In Europe
Though the two principles “equal pay for equal work” and “equal pay for work of equal value” have been legally fixed with the European Treaty of Rome 1957 as well as with the subsequent Equal Pay Directive 1975, the EU still shows – latest data from 2015 – an average (unadjusted) gender pay gap of […]
Reducing Europe’s Gender Employment Gap
One of the common values that unites the European Union is that of equal opportunities: all citizens should have the same possibility to improve their lives and participate in the labour market regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation. Ensuring equal opportunities in finding work also represents a key goal for Europe in facing […]
Economic And Social Costs Of Gender Employment Gap
In his recent State of the Union address, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker laid out his vision for the EU over the next 12 months. The need to build a Europe that protects and empowers its citizens was at the very core of the address, focusing on the common values that we share in Europe, […]
The Need For A Gender Perspective On Digitalization
In current debates, it is often discussed whether digitalization is good or bad for employees. Some expect that with the so-called digital revolution, work will spill over onto the rest of life even more than it does today. Employees’ self-organization, said to increase through digitalization, threatens to overburden them. Health problems such as burn-out and […]