Poverty, gender and intersecting inequalities in the EU Review of the Implementation of Area A
- Creator
- Barbieri, Davidie
- Huchet, Manon
- Janeckova, Hedvika
- Karu, Marre
- Luminari, Diletta
- Madarovo, Zuzana
- Paats, Merle
- Reingarde, Jolanta
Poverty, gender and intersecting inequalities in the EU Review of the Implementation of Area A
'This report shows that routes into and out of poverty or social exclusion differ for women and men. Due to existing gender inequalities in public and private life, women are continually at a higher risk of poverty across the EU. Gender roles, stereotypes and structural inequalities weaken women’s opportunities in the labour market and devalue their work. These obstacles mean that women, especially lone mothers, struggle between work and private life much more than men. Almost every second lone mother across the EU is at risk of poverty or social exclusion. In general, women’s economic independence shrinks with the arrival of each child. This is not only harming societies, families or mothers, but there is also a high risk that children will grow up in poverty and have poorer chances for education and success in their own future life.'
- Creator
- Barbieri, Davidie
- Huchet, Manon
- Janeckova, Hedvika
- Karu, Marre
- Luminari, Diletta
- Madarovo, Zuzana
- Paats, Merle
- Reingarde, Jolanta