'The report examines changes in working conditions, focusing on the extent of occupational concentration of, .and segregation between, the sexes in today’s workplace and showing how this impacts on the quality of women’s and men’s working lives. Key similarities and differences in women’s and men’s working environments are examined, while specific aspects of job quality – including working hours, job satisfaction, work–life compatibility and work-related health outcomes – are explored to help gauge the experiences of women and men in an everchanging workplace.'
This report examines the gender pattern of differences and similarities in working conditions in Europe, drawing on the findings of the Foundation’s Third European Survey on Working Conditions 2000. It examines the reasons for the persistence of gender segregation and sets out policy recommendations for action. It also considers whether the established indicators of working conditions need to be revised to make them more ‘gender-sensitive’ to particular issues primarily associated with women’s jobs, women’s experiences in the workplace, or workload issues within households.