ANALYSIS OF INEQUALITIES THROUGH THE LENS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

ALEXANDRA-NICOLETA CIUCU (DURNOI); CAMELIA DELCEA

ALEXANDRA-NICOLETA CIUCU (DURNOI) Bucharest University of Economics Studies, Institute for Economic Forecasting, Romanian Academy
CAMELIA DELCEA Bucharest University of Economics Studies, Romania

Abstract

Addressing gender inequalities at work is an area of interest for the European Commission. Among the important pillars of the National Recovery and Resilience Plans are aspects related to the reduction of these inequities. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the level to which these gender differences are present within each member country of the European Union in order to determine the proportion in which states can fulfil their promises to reduce inequalities. Eliminating or at least the reduction, of gender disparities is a problem discussed not only through the lens of the European NextGenerationEu project, this being debated worldwide through Agenda 2030, as a Sustainable Development Goal. As a result of the research carried out, it was observed that for all member states the percentage of male persons who are employed is higher than that of female persons. In addition to this, in most of these states, there are much higher percentages of young females who are neither working nor in a training/education program compared to males.

Author Biography

CAMELIA DELCEA , Bucharest University of Economics Studies, Romania

Addressing gender inequalities at work is an area of interest for the European Commission. Among the important pillars of the National Recovery and Resilience Plans are aspects related to the reduction of these inequities. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the level to which these gender differences are present within each member country of the European Union in order to determine the proportion in which states can fulfil their promises to reduce inequalities. Eliminating or at least the reduction, of gender disparities is a problem discussed not only through the lens of the European NextGenerationEu project, this being debated worldwide through Agenda 2030, as a Sustainable Development Goal. As a result of the research carried out, it was observed that for all member states the percentage of male persons who are employed is higher than that of female persons. In addition to this, in most of these states, there are much higher percentages of young females who are neither working nor in a training/education program compared to males.