In the week that marks International Women's Day, figures from Eurostat show that across the EU, in 2020, having children in a household negatively affects the rates of employment for women. For men…
Yesterday, 8th March 2022, was International Women's Day. To mark the occasion, FEPS produced an interactive map of gender gaps in Europe - the EU Care Atlas. This interactive map shows the deficits…
The recent European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) Internet and Platform Work survey gathered information from 14 EU countries, one of which was Ireland, about the number of people who use the internet…
The OECD has recently released its Covid-19 Recovery Dashboard, a selection of twenty indicators that aims to monitor the recovery of OECD countries from the pandemic. Spread across four dimensions…
Access to appropriate education and skills development from early years to adulthood is one of the key public services that enables participation in society, public life and the labour market. …
To mark 2022 being the European Year of Youth, Eurostat published the proportion of young people at regional level in the EU. As of the 1st January 2020, 73.6 million people or one out of every 6…
Problems for tenants with the high cost of accommodation as a proportion of their income and arrears on mortgage, rent and utility bills are an indication of the continued social and economic impact…
Caritas Europa has just published the latest edition of the Caritas CARES report for Ireland. The focus of this edition is on inclusive labour markets and social economy as part of national social…
The idea of a basic income, “an income unconditionally granted to all on an individual basis, without means test or work requirement”[1] is something that Social Justice Ireland has been…
It is possible to implement a Basic Income for artists and art workers according to Social Justice Ireland. The Think-Tank’s latest study shows that the Government could honour its commitment to…
