Ensuring gender equality in the labour market - EMPL Exchange of views on 12 December
16-12-2024 - 10:34
In the framework of the EP's 5th Gender Equality Week, the EMPL Committee organised an Exchange of views on "Ensuring gender equality in the labour market: addressing the gender pay gap and the ‘sticky floor’", on 12 December. The term ‘sticky floor’ refers to a discriminatory employment pattern that predominantly affects women, keeping them in lower job ranks with limited mobility and invisible barriers to career advancement.
EMPL members discussed with Ms Carlien Scheele, Director, European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), who appeared before the EMPL Committee for the first time. The Exchange of Views will be complemented by an intervention from Eurofound.
For more information, see EMPL e-meeting website.