Latest items for ERBG-PRACTICE-2
April 19, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Serbia
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
"[There are] high unemployment rates, in particular among Roma women, women with disabilities and rural women, and the higher unemployment rates among young women than among young men... The unequal sharing of responsibilities between women and men and the lack of opportunities to reconcile work and family obligations, []reduces employment opportunities for women" (13).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
"[There are] high unemployment rates, in particular among Roma women, women with disabilities and rural women, and the higher unemployment rates among young women than among young men... The unequal sharing of responsibilities between women and men and the lack of opportunities to reconcile work and family obligations, []reduces employment opportunities for women" (13).
March 30, 2024, 2:46 p.m.
Countries: Lithuania
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
"[W]omen are underrepresented or disadvantaged, [in areas] such as participation in political and public life, education and employment" (6).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
"[W]omen are underrepresented or disadvantaged, [in areas] such as participation in political and public life, education and employment" (6).
Jan. 16, 2024, 6:33 p.m.
Countries: Botswana
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
"Unemployment in Botswana still affects more women than men" (7). "The 2011 Population and Housing Census reflect that 22.6% of women compared to 17.7% of men are unemployed in Botswana" (18, 29). "Unemployment in the 15–24 year age group is significantly higher amongst females than males" (30).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
"Unemployment in Botswana still affects more women than men" (7). "The 2011 Population and Housing Census reflect that 22.6% of women compared to 17.7% of men are unemployed in Botswana" (18, 29). "Unemployment in the 15–24 year age group is significantly higher amongst females than males" (30).
Nov. 28, 2023, 12:49 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
"Policies meant to increase economic opportunity for women and close the gender pay gap may have fueled young men's resentment toward women" (pp 8).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
"Policies meant to increase economic opportunity for women and close the gender pay gap may have fueled young men's resentment toward women" (pp 8).
Nov. 3, 2023, 11:41 a.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
“But instead of promising to fix these problems, South Korea's new President Yoon Suk-yeol has said structural sexism is 'a thing of the past'. He was propelled to power by young men who claim that attempts to reduce inequality mean they have become victims of reverse discrimination” (para 9). The speaker claims that structural sexism no longer exists, but the motivation seems to be rooted in a dislike of women taking jobs that should be held by men (ET - CODER COMMENT). “In 2018, South Korea spawned Asia's first and most successful #MeToo movement. But in its wake, a wave of anti-feminism coursed through the country, fuelled by young men...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
“But instead of promising to fix these problems, South Korea's new President Yoon Suk-yeol has said structural sexism is 'a thing of the past'. He was propelled to power by young men who claim that attempts to reduce inequality mean they have become victims of reverse discrimination” (para 9). The speaker claims that structural sexism no longer exists, but the motivation seems to be rooted in a dislike of women taking jobs that should be held by men (ET - CODER COMMENT). “In 2018, South Korea spawned Asia's first and most successful #MeToo movement. But in its wake, a wave of anti-feminism coursed through the country, fuelled by young men...more
Oct. 10, 2023, 3:49 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
"Discrimination in the workplace against people who are pregnant is not a new phenomenon. In fact, this has been an ever-present sickness of capitalism and the workplace, systems that were not designed to support pregnancy" (para 7). Workplaces were not designed to support pregnant women, or by extension women planning to become pregnant. Thus the underlying design of workplaces is in favor of men over women (ET - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
"Discrimination in the workplace against people who are pregnant is not a new phenomenon. In fact, this has been an ever-present sickness of capitalism and the workplace, systems that were not designed to support pregnancy" (para 7). Workplaces were not designed to support pregnant women, or by extension women planning to become pregnant. Thus the underlying design of workplaces is in favor of men over women (ET - CODER COMMENT).
Sept. 30, 2023, 4 p.m.
Countries: Kazakhstan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
"The Committee commends the State party for its efforts to increase access for women and girls to all levels of education. It notes that the percentage of children not enrolled in secondary education is below 1 per cent, according to official data, and welcomes the initiation, in 2017, of mandatory monitoring of school enrolment. Nevertheless, the Committee is concerned about the following: (c) The fact that the high level of girls who received education does not lead to corresponding employment for women" (p.12). "The Committee welcomes the progress made by the State party in promoting access for women to employment. It also notes that discrimination in the workplace is prohibited...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
"The Committee commends the State party for its efforts to increase access for women and girls to all levels of education. It notes that the percentage of children not enrolled in secondary education is below 1 per cent, according to official data, and welcomes the initiation, in 2017, of mandatory monitoring of school enrolment. Nevertheless, the Committee is concerned about the following: (c) The fact that the high level of girls who received education does not lead to corresponding employment for women" (p.12). "The Committee welcomes the progress made by the State party in promoting access for women to employment. It also notes that discrimination in the workplace is prohibited...more
Aug. 24, 2023, 1:08 a.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
"[There is a] high unemployment rate among women with higher education, despite the fact that the representation of women in higher education is almost 10 per cent higher than that of men… [A]ccess to the labour market for women with higher education [is not promoted]" (10).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
"[There is a] high unemployment rate among women with higher education, despite the fact that the representation of women in higher education is almost 10 per cent higher than that of men… [A]ccess to the labour market for women with higher education [is not promoted]" (10).
June 26, 2023, 10:33 p.m.
Countries: Nepal
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2, ERBG-DATA-5
"In April 2021, Shrestha and five others became the first Nepali women to climb the 8,091-metre Annapurna I. 'Preparing for the Annapurna expedition, I realised how far behind Nepali women were in mountaineering, because no Nepali women had climbed it until now. The number of women who are into mountaineering can still be counted on [your] fingers.'" (para.9).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2, ERBG-DATA-5
"In April 2021, Shrestha and five others became the first Nepali women to climb the 8,091-metre Annapurna I. 'Preparing for the Annapurna expedition, I realised how far behind Nepali women were in mountaineering, because no Nepali women had climbed it until now. The number of women who are into mountaineering can still be counted on [your] fingers.'" (para.9).
March 18, 2023, 10:20 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
"[M]ale youth unemployment rate in urban and rural areas is 20.4 per cent and 2.6 per cent respectively. This shows unemployment is generally higher among female youth" (17). "The micro and small enterprises strategy and sector, which during 2010/11–2012/13 generated a total of 2,681,367 jobs from which women took up 41.23 per cent" (27).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
"[M]ale youth unemployment rate in urban and rural areas is 20.4 per cent and 2.6 per cent respectively. This shows unemployment is generally higher among female youth" (17). "The micro and small enterprises strategy and sector, which during 2010/11–2012/13 generated a total of 2,681,367 jobs from which women took up 41.23 per cent" (27).
March 16, 2023, 3:32 a.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
“Above all, women are less likely than men to consider going into business for themselves, and those who do establish a company are more likely to fail than men (see Section 3.2). Currently, only 6 per cent of the overall population of Bulgarian women manage or own their own company. Women, even though they are more highly educated than men, believe that they do not possess the necessary skills to become an entrepreneur (70 per cent), compared with only 64 per cent of men who were interviewed. Women also tend to view entrepreneurship as an inappropriate role for women (34 per cent), contrasting with only 17 per cent of men...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
“Above all, women are less likely than men to consider going into business for themselves, and those who do establish a company are more likely to fail than men (see Section 3.2). Currently, only 6 per cent of the overall population of Bulgarian women manage or own their own company. Women, even though they are more highly educated than men, believe that they do not possess the necessary skills to become an entrepreneur (70 per cent), compared with only 64 per cent of men who were interviewed. Women also tend to view entrepreneurship as an inappropriate role for women (34 per cent), contrasting with only 17 per cent of men...more
March 8, 2023, 1:43 p.m.
Countries: Montenegro
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
"According to the National Employment Agency data, the number of unemployed women increased by 3,560 in the period from the end of February to the end of June 2020, representing 56 per cent of the total number of newly unemployed persons. This indicates that employers laid off more women than men during the crisis" (21). "[O]ne in two citizens believes that successful business women must inevitably neglect their families" (32).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
"According to the National Employment Agency data, the number of unemployed women increased by 3,560 in the period from the end of February to the end of June 2020, representing 56 per cent of the total number of newly unemployed persons. This indicates that employers laid off more women than men during the crisis" (21). "[O]ne in two citizens believes that successful business women must inevitably neglect their families" (32).
Feb. 22, 2023, 1:20 p.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
“Women represent about half the Bulgarian labour force. Women-owned small and medium enterprises have been growing in number and currently make up one-fourth of all registered companies” (1). “Despite the growing significance of women-owned businesses in Bulgaria, the economic potential of women entrepreneurs remains largely untapped. Given that several recent reports have highlighted the gender inequalities persistent in the Bulgarian labour market, more attention must be paid to how women entrepreneurs in Bulgaria are faring, for example the types of obstacles and barriers that they face” (1).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
“Women represent about half the Bulgarian labour force. Women-owned small and medium enterprises have been growing in number and currently make up one-fourth of all registered companies” (1). “Despite the growing significance of women-owned businesses in Bulgaria, the economic potential of women entrepreneurs remains largely untapped. Given that several recent reports have highlighted the gender inequalities persistent in the Bulgarian labour market, more attention must be paid to how women entrepreneurs in Bulgaria are faring, for example the types of obstacles and barriers that they face” (1).
Feb. 22, 2023, 1:05 p.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
“Unlike what is observed across the EU where women are half as likely as men to expect to be job creators, Bulgarian women demonstrated slightly higher growth expectations than men. Women’s higher general human capital (especially overall educational attainment) may play a role in these higher growth expectations despite the relative deficiency of women in instrumental networking” (16). “Opportunity-driven entrepreneurship is slightly higher among women than men in Bulgaria and the gap in participation in early-stage entrepreneurial activities is much lower than the EU average. Nonetheless, it is estimated that gender gaps remain significant in participation in self-employment, part-time employment; entrepreneurship and decision-making processes” (26). “Other identified factors constraining women’s...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
“Unlike what is observed across the EU where women are half as likely as men to expect to be job creators, Bulgarian women demonstrated slightly higher growth expectations than men. Women’s higher general human capital (especially overall educational attainment) may play a role in these higher growth expectations despite the relative deficiency of women in instrumental networking” (16). “Opportunity-driven entrepreneurship is slightly higher among women than men in Bulgaria and the gap in participation in early-stage entrepreneurial activities is much lower than the EU average. Nonetheless, it is estimated that gender gaps remain significant in participation in self-employment, part-time employment; entrepreneurship and decision-making processes” (26). “Other identified factors constraining women’s...more
Feb. 22, 2023, 12:45 p.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
“Men were the most likely to perceive that they had the skills to start a business between 2013 and 2017, while women, seniors and youth were less optimistic. About a third of respondents felt that they did not have skills, experience or knowledge to start a business in each of these groups” (14).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
“Men were the most likely to perceive that they had the skills to start a business between 2013 and 2017, while women, seniors and youth were less optimistic. About a third of respondents felt that they did not have skills, experience or knowledge to start a business in each of these groups” (14).
Feb. 22, 2023, 10:40 a.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
“Indeed, there are not many female investors in Bulgaria. One of the first publicly visible figures was Zlatolina Mukova, who joined one of the first local funds NEVEQ as managing partner in 2012. Prior to that Mukova has taken C-level corporate roles in the IT and financial sector. Last year, we also spotted Dessy Kovatcheva, who backed the local waste management startup CozZo, as an angel investor. To be honest, we haven’t heard of other female investors. Maria Marinova, even though not an investor herself, is leading the Bulgarian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association” (paragraph above ‘The support infrastructure and communities’ heading). “Almost four years ago, the local chapter...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
“Indeed, there are not many female investors in Bulgaria. One of the first publicly visible figures was Zlatolina Mukova, who joined one of the first local funds NEVEQ as managing partner in 2012. Prior to that Mukova has taken C-level corporate roles in the IT and financial sector. Last year, we also spotted Dessy Kovatcheva, who backed the local waste management startup CozZo, as an angel investor. To be honest, we haven’t heard of other female investors. Maria Marinova, even though not an investor herself, is leading the Bulgarian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association” (paragraph above ‘The support infrastructure and communities’ heading). “Almost four years ago, the local chapter...more
Feb. 22, 2023, 9:22 a.m.
Countries: Hungary, Lithuania
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
“The EU country with the highest percentage of women managers is Lithuania, at 45 per cent, followed by Hungary, 43 per cent” (top half of page). “There is also significant variation in the share of women managers in different parts of the EU. In Lithuania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Cyprus and Latvia over 40 per cent of managers are women – more than five per cent above the EU average – whereas in Greece and the Czech Republic, less than 30 per cent of managers are women” (top half of page).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
“The EU country with the highest percentage of women managers is Lithuania, at 45 per cent, followed by Hungary, 43 per cent” (top half of page). “There is also significant variation in the share of women managers in different parts of the EU. In Lithuania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Cyprus and Latvia over 40 per cent of managers are women – more than five per cent above the EU average – whereas in Greece and the Czech Republic, less than 30 per cent of managers are women” (top half of page).
Feb. 22, 2023, 9:22 a.m.
Countries: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Greece, Latvia
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
“There is also significant variation in the share of women managers in different parts of the EU. In Lithuania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Cyprus and Latvia over 40 per cent of managers are women – more than five per cent above the EU average – whereas in Greece and the Czech Republic, less than 30 per cent of managers are women” (top half of page).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
“There is also significant variation in the share of women managers in different parts of the EU. In Lithuania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Cyprus and Latvia over 40 per cent of managers are women – more than five per cent above the EU average – whereas in Greece and the Czech Republic, less than 30 per cent of managers are women” (top half of page).
Feb. 22, 2023, 9:16 a.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2, ERBG-DATA-2
“About 42 per cent of managers in businesses in Bulgaria are women, the third-highest percentage in the European Union and well above the EU average of 36 per cent” (first paragraph). “At the same time, women make up about 49 per cent of those in employment in Bulgaria, according to a policy brief by EU agency Eurofound. “Management is still mostly a man’s game,” a statement on the policy brief said” (first paragraph).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2, ERBG-DATA-2
“About 42 per cent of managers in businesses in Bulgaria are women, the third-highest percentage in the European Union and well above the EU average of 36 per cent” (first paragraph). “At the same time, women make up about 49 per cent of those in employment in Bulgaria, according to a policy brief by EU agency Eurofound. “Management is still mostly a man’s game,” a statement on the policy brief said” (first paragraph).
Feb. 19, 2023, 1:18 p.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: DACH-LAW-1, ERBG-PRACTICE-2, ERBG-PRACTICE-3, ERBG-LAW-1, LBHO-PRACTICE-2, LBHO-LAW-1, DV-LAW-1, AFE-LAW-1, DTCP-LAW-1, CONST-LAW-1
“While the law provides women the same legal status and rights as men, women faced some discrimination in economic participation and political empowerment. The law provides for equal opportunities in all spheres of public, economic, and political life; equal access to public resources; equal treatment; exclusion of gender-based discrimination and violence; balanced representation of men and women in all decision-making bodies; and overcoming gender-based stereotypes” (p. 23).
Variables: DACH-LAW-1, ERBG-PRACTICE-2, ERBG-PRACTICE-3, ERBG-LAW-1, LBHO-PRACTICE-2, LBHO-LAW-1, DV-LAW-1, AFE-LAW-1, DTCP-LAW-1, CONST-LAW-1
“While the law provides women the same legal status and rights as men, women faced some discrimination in economic participation and political empowerment. The law provides for equal opportunities in all spheres of public, economic, and political life; equal access to public resources; equal treatment; exclusion of gender-based discrimination and violence; balanced representation of men and women in all decision-making bodies; and overcoming gender-based stereotypes” (p. 23).
Feb. 18, 2023, 9:36 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2, SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Few places in Afghanistan are run by women. Public life and business are male-dominated and, since the Taliban’s takeover, even more women have vanished from view. While some say they are stuck in conservative societal structures that rarely let them take control, others fear draconian new rules, the travel and education bans" (Para.1).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2, SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Few places in Afghanistan are run by women. Public life and business are male-dominated and, since the Taliban’s takeover, even more women have vanished from view. While some say they are stuck in conservative societal structures that rarely let them take control, others fear draconian new rules, the travel and education bans" (Para.1).
Feb. 2, 2023, 1:11 p.m.
Countries: Austria
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
"The Committee remains concerned at the persistence of discriminatory stereotypes concerning the responsibility of women for childcare, which ultimately reduces their career prospects in the labour market" (5). These stereotypes suggest prevailing belief that men have more right to jobs than women (KMM-CODER COMMENT). "However, the Committee notes with concern that:...(b) Despite the relatively high employment rate among women between 15 and 64 years of age (68.69 per cent), 47.5 per cent of employed women are currently holding part-time positions, predominantly owing to family responsibilities. Because of what is considered to be the roles of women and men, women continue to be the main caretakers of children and adults in...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
"The Committee remains concerned at the persistence of discriminatory stereotypes concerning the responsibility of women for childcare, which ultimately reduces their career prospects in the labour market" (5). These stereotypes suggest prevailing belief that men have more right to jobs than women (KMM-CODER COMMENT). "However, the Committee notes with concern that:...(b) Despite the relatively high employment rate among women between 15 and 64 years of age (68.69 per cent), 47.5 per cent of employed women are currently holding part-time positions, predominantly owing to family responsibilities. Because of what is considered to be the roles of women and men, women continue to be the main caretakers of children and adults in...more
Jan. 13, 2023, 7:19 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
"[S]everal women told the Guardian they had received similar calls from Taliban officials requesting they recommend male relatives in their place, because the 'workload in the office has increased and they need to hire a man instead of us'. " (para 3). "Maryam, 37, received a call from the [Human Resources] department of the Afghan ministry of finance, where she had worked for more than a decade. She said: 'I was asked to introduce a male family member to replace me at the ministry, so I could be dismissed from the job'. " (para 6). The jobs are highly skilled jobs that these women have experience in (MV- coder comment)....more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
"[S]everal women told the Guardian they had received similar calls from Taliban officials requesting they recommend male relatives in their place, because the 'workload in the office has increased and they need to hire a man instead of us'. " (para 3). "Maryam, 37, received a call from the [Human Resources] department of the Afghan ministry of finance, where she had worked for more than a decade. She said: 'I was asked to introduce a male family member to replace me at the ministry, so I could be dismissed from the job'. " (para 6). The jobs are highly skilled jobs that these women have experience in (MV- coder comment)....more
Jan. 13, 2023, 7:18 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
"The Taliban have asked women working at Afghanistan’s finance ministry to send a male relative to do their job a year after female public-sector workers were barred from government work and told to stay at home. Women who worked in government positions were sent home from their jobs shortly after the Taliban took power in August 2021, and have been paid heavily reduced salaries to do nothing" (para 1-2).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
"The Taliban have asked women working at Afghanistan’s finance ministry to send a male relative to do their job a year after female public-sector workers were barred from government work and told to stay at home. Women who worked in government positions were sent home from their jobs shortly after the Taliban took power in August 2021, and have been paid heavily reduced salaries to do nothing" (para 1-2).
Jan. 12, 2023, 9:59 p.m.
Countries: Mozambique
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
"She was married at 14, and had to leave school because of her new circumstances. For more than three decades, her days were filled with domestic chores and taking care of her children. During the agricultural season, Ms. Gala added to her daily routine by working on her family farm. However, her thoughts always remained focused on having her own business, one that would give her financial independence. 'Since I didn't study and didn't have my livelihood, I always had to ask my husband for money, 'says Ms. Gala. 'Being aware that he didn't earn much, sometimes I asked almost nothing, but I still heard 'no' many times. It was...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
"She was married at 14, and had to leave school because of her new circumstances. For more than three decades, her days were filled with domestic chores and taking care of her children. During the agricultural season, Ms. Gala added to her daily routine by working on her family farm. However, her thoughts always remained focused on having her own business, one that would give her financial independence. 'Since I didn't study and didn't have my livelihood, I always had to ask my husband for money, 'says Ms. Gala. 'Being aware that he didn't earn much, sometimes I asked almost nothing, but I still heard 'no' many times. It was...more
Dec. 19, 2022, 4:48 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
"Female garment factory workers the Guardian spoke to confirm that to get a job – which has become harder because so many people are looking for work – women are expected to have sex with a male manager. 'If you don’t accept to have sex with the manager, your application will be rejected,' one worker says, adding that she works on a line that produces 3,600 T-shirts a day. 'You must oblige or you won’t have a job, and also if you want a promotion, you must have sex with your supervisor,' " (para 13-14). While jobs are scarce for both men and women, the fact that women are only...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
"Female garment factory workers the Guardian spoke to confirm that to get a job – which has become harder because so many people are looking for work – women are expected to have sex with a male manager. 'If you don’t accept to have sex with the manager, your application will be rejected,' one worker says, adding that she works on a line that produces 3,600 T-shirts a day. 'You must oblige or you won’t have a job, and also if you want a promotion, you must have sex with your supervisor,' " (para 13-14). While jobs are scarce for both men and women, the fact that women are only...more
Dec. 19, 2022, 12:12 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
"The woman said she had gone three months without being paid her $100 a month salary" (para 7). Women are discriminated in the workplace (MV-coder comment).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
"The woman said she had gone three months without being paid her $100 a month salary" (para 7). Women are discriminated in the workplace (MV-coder comment).
June 14, 2022, 5:24 p.m.
Countries: Denmark
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
"In 2016, the workforce (including all employed and unemployed persons) totalled 2.9 mill. persons. Women accounted for 1.38 mill. of these which corresponds to 47.4 percent of the entire workforce. Women’s participation rate is lower than men’s are. The participation rate for women was 73.5 percent in 2016. In comparison, men’s participation rate was 77.6 percent. The gap between women and men’s participation rate has continuously been narrowing from 2008 to 2014, but it increased from 2014 to 2016. The participation rate for immigrant and ethnic minority women from non-western countries is lower than for ethnic Danish women. In 2016, the participation rate for immigrant and ethnic minority women from...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
"In 2016, the workforce (including all employed and unemployed persons) totalled 2.9 mill. persons. Women accounted for 1.38 mill. of these which corresponds to 47.4 percent of the entire workforce. Women’s participation rate is lower than men’s are. The participation rate for women was 73.5 percent in 2016. In comparison, men’s participation rate was 77.6 percent. The gap between women and men’s participation rate has continuously been narrowing from 2008 to 2014, but it increased from 2014 to 2016. The participation rate for immigrant and ethnic minority women from non-western countries is lower than for ethnic Danish women. In 2016, the participation rate for immigrant and ethnic minority women from...more
March 25, 2022, 9:33 p.m.
Countries: Armenia
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
"According to the 2017 World Bank study, Leveling the STEM Playing Field for Women, 'cultural stereotypes about the work women should engage in and their responsibilities at home present the strongest barrier to equality between women and men' in the country. Women also represented a larger share of the registered unemployed, and it took them a longer time to find work" (41).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
"According to the 2017 World Bank study, Leveling the STEM Playing Field for Women, 'cultural stereotypes about the work women should engage in and their responsibilities at home present the strongest barrier to equality between women and men' in the country. Women also represented a larger share of the registered unemployed, and it took them a longer time to find work" (41).
March 21, 2022, 3:27 p.m.
Countries: Serbia
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2, DMW-PRACTICE-1
"The persistence of deep-rooted stereotypes and the recent trend of re-establishing traditional roles and responsibilities of women and men in the family and society, which undermines women’s social status, participation in the public life and their professional careers" (6).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2, DMW-PRACTICE-1
"The persistence of deep-rooted stereotypes and the recent trend of re-establishing traditional roles and responsibilities of women and men in the family and society, which undermines women’s social status, participation in the public life and their professional careers" (6).