Challenges & opportunities for women on the labour market Martina Maurer Public Employment Service Austria Department of active employment policy for women

Horizontal Segregation

Barriers Chances Genderbias in choise of educational path Educational and occupational fields with lower income Chances Broaden vocational orientation Female role models FiT-Program Higher education especially among young women

Reconciliation

Barriers Chances Distribution of paid and unpaid work Traditional roles for both women and men Employment & part time rate Health problems and stress among women higher Chances Available and affordable child care Redefinition of female and male role Flexible maternity leaves with quota for men Adaption of the educational system General reduction of working time Question of mobility

segregation Vertical

Barriers Unequal distribution of management board and supervisory board Stagnation and permanency of glass ceiling Chances Implementation of Quota Female carreer planning within companies Flexibility & creativity of working time Top job sharing

Gender Pay Gap

Barriers Chances Persistency of income gap Low wage employment and employment stability Downgrading of jobs Dependencies, exposure to poverty, violence Chances Income transparency within companies Gendersensitive collective agreements Validation of work/occupations: High segregation – low income gap (Sweden)

Measures Evaluation of occupations Available and affordable child care Inclusive school system Gender sensitivity in Vocational orientation Measures Income transparancy Reduction of working time – distribution of work volume Responsibility of companies Quota in leading positions

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