Irish Presidency 2013 – Gender Equality ConferenceWomen’s Economic Engagement and the Europe 2020 Agenda
Dublin, 29th – 30th April, 2013
Women returning to work – A ‘win-win’ for women and for the economy
Erika Mezger, Deputy Director
Eurofound
Percentage of individuals in low quality jobs, by gender
Source: 5th European Working Conditions Survey 4
5
EarningsProspect
s
Intrinsic Job
Quality
Working Time
Quality
Intrinsic Job Quality
Skill use and discretion
Social environment
Physical environment
Work intensity
Four indices to measure job quality
6Male Female
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
WTQ
IJQ
Prospects
Male Female0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
Earnings in Euros
Average Job Quality by Sex
Working Time Quality
Intrinsic Job Quality
Prospects
Source: 5th European Working Conditions Survey
Intrinsic job quality by private and public sector and by gender
Source: 5th European Working Conditions Survey 7
Concentration of workers in the public sector, by country and gender
8Source: European Labour Force Survey
-1,000
-500
0
500
1998-2007 2008-2010
Women Men
Job creation and job loss by wage quintile and gender
Source: European Jobs Monitor 9
EU27, 2011 Q2 to 2012 Q2 (thousands)
Employment change by wage quintile and gender
Source: European Jobs Monitor 10
Proportion of women in supervisory positions, EC12, EU15 and EU27, 1991 - 2010 (%)
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
1991 1995 2000 2005 2010
EC12
EU15
EU27
Female bosses
12Source: European Working Conditions Survey