1. Irish Presidency 2013 – Gender Equality Conference Women’s Economic Engagement and the Europe 2020 Agenda Dublin, 29 th – 30 th April, 2013 Women returning to work – A ‘win-win’ for women and for the economy Erika Mezger, Deputy Director Eurofound

2. Inactivity rates Source: 3 rd European Quality of Life Survey 2

3. Job quality in Europe Source: 5 th European Working Conditions Survey 3

4. Percentage of individuals in low quality jobs, by gender Source: 5 th European Working Conditions Survey 4

5. 5 EarningsProspects Intrinsic Job Quality Working Time Quality Intrinsic Job Quality Skill use and discretion Social environment Physical environmentWork intensity Four indices to measure job quality

6. 6 Average Job Quality by Sex Workin g Time Quality Intrinsic Job Quality Prospects Source: 5 th European Working Conditions Survey

7. Intrinsic job quality by private and public sector and by gender Source: 5 th European Working Conditions Survey 7

8. Concentration of workers in the public sector, by country and gender 8 Source: European Labour Force Survey

9. Job creation and job loss by wage quintile and gender Source: European Jobs Monitor 9

10. EU27, 2011 Q2 to 2012 Q2 (thousands) Employment change by wage quintile and gender Source: European Jobs Monitor 10

11. Well-being and gender, by sex of one’s boss Source: 5 th European Working Conditions Survey 11

12. Proportion of women in supervisory positions, EC12, EU15 and EU27, 1991 - 2010 (%) Female bosses 12 Source: European Working Conditions Survey

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