Gender gaps in wages are an important facet of wage inequality and belong to the best documented facts in labour economics. The literature has produced an extensive set of theories helping to explain the persistence of the phenomenon (cf. Boll et al. 2016). With this study, we update existing...

The four Case Studies on the issue of obstetric violence in this volume were prepared to inform the development of a wider study on the topic, 'Obstetric violence in the European Union: Situational analysis and policy recommendations' by Patrizia Quattrocchi. This wider study was developed under...

This study has been undertaken to inform the European Commission on the issue of obstetric violence in European Union Member States and to contribute to the better understanding of this phenomenon and of current responses to the issue. It is undertaken in the context of growing public awareness...

This study has been undertaken to inform the European Commission on the issue of obstetric violence in European Union Member States and to contribute to the better understanding of this phenomenon and of current responses to the issue. It is undertaken in the context of growing public awareness...

This study develops a comparative overview of recent FGM(Female Genital Mutilation) court cases within the EU, as well as an exploratory survey of transnational movements in relation to FGM. The legal aspects of 20 recent criminal court cases in Europe are analysed, and evidence about...

The key purpose of this study is to assist DG Justice and Consumers in reviewing the strengths and weaknesses of the Strategy for equality between women and men 2010-2015 as implemented up to June 2014 in order to draw lessons for a possible new policy framework. The study covers all six...

It is an empirical fact that women in most, though not all, developed countries receive lower pensions than men. That observation is confirmed in the form of a statistical generalisation, rather than a rule across the EU member states. It is also true to say, though perhaps with less confidence,...

Women's labour market participation is known to be responsive to fiscal (dis)incentives. The effects of different fiscal policies can be seen in increased hours worked, income earned or labour force participation rates for women. For potential entrants the effects can be seen in increased...

This report presents a new way of investigating gender segregation by occupation. The analyses show conclusively that the nature of the occupation itself is important, above and beyond whether an occupation is male-dominated, female-dominated or mixed, and above and beyond whether an occupation...

The four Case Studies on the issue of obstetric violence in this volume were prepared to inform the development of a wider study on the topic, 'Obstetric violence in the European Union: Situational analysis and policy recommendations' by Patrizia Quattrocchi. This wider study was developed under...