Demographic and social changes in the European Union in the last decades have led to a significant increase in the number of single households and in women living alone. Modern welfare systems only partially respond to the needs of women living alone. Across Europe the different welfare systems...

The European Union has been active in the field of women in science for 10 years now. Since the beginning, we have concentrated on collecting information on the situation of women in European science, and on funding measures that encourage and retain women in science and technology careers. We...

This background paper has been drafted to coincide with the hearing of the European Parliament's Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (November 21st 2007, Brussels) on Women and Violence at work in the European Union. The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working...

On 29 April 2008 the EESC Labour Market Observatory (LMO) organised a hearing on "Women and the labour market". Guest speakers and LMO members together analysed the large number of aspects that hinder women's full participation in the labour market.

In diesem Bericht wird die Rolle der Sozialpartner bei der Förderung der Gleichstellung der Geschlechter in Europa beleuchtet. Es werden die in den unterschiedlichen nationalen Rahmen der Arbeitsbeziehungen eingeleiteten Maßnahmen untersucht und das Ranking der Mitgliedstaaten beim...