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  Women and men in ICT
  A chance for better work–life balance : research note

  Faster economic growth, a wider pool of talented professionals and happier employees. This can be the future of the information and communications technology (ICT) sector if we manage to eradicate the prevailing gender divides. The first step is to break the gender stereotypes. Only 17 % of the ...

  Faster economic growth, a wider pool of talented professionals and happier employees. This can be the future of the information and communications technology (ICT) sector if we manage to eradicate the prevailing gender divides. The first step is to break the gender stereotypes. Only 17 % of the 8 million ICT specialists in the European Union are women. The absence of women is strongly connected to the perception of ICT jobs as a playground for men. Women tend to ignore this field even at an early age, and only a few choose male-dominated tech studies. If we cannot break these stereotypes the EU will keep wasting potential talent. This study shows that ICT jobs actually offer rather favourable working conditions to both women and men. Working hours are often more flexible and employees have more autonomy in adjusting them to their needs. Not to mention that women working in ICT are better paid overall and the pay gap between women and men is smaller than in many other fields. These less-well-known factors could increase women’s interest in choosing a career in ICT. This research note is part of EIGE’s work on monitoring the EU’s progress towards gender equality and supporting the presidencies of the Council of the European Union. I would like to thank all the institutions and experts who contributed, particularly the Bulgarian government, the Commission’s Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers and its High Level Group on Gender Mainstreaming, the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) and, especially, EIGE’s staff. We are confident that this report, its findings and its recommendations offer solid and useful evidence to address women’s participation in ICT jobs now and in the future.

  • Published: 2018-10-02
  • Corporate Author(s): European Institute for Gender Equality (EU body or agency)
  • Subject: anti-discriminatory measure, digital technology, economic consequence, equal pay, equal treatment, EU Member State, European Institute for Gender Equality, gender equality, information profession, information technology profession, innovation, position of women, postal and telecommunications services
• Judgment of the Court of 30 May 2018 in Case E-6/17 — Fjarskipti hf. V Síminn hf. (Article 54 EEA — Abuse of a dominant position — Margin squeeze — Right to claim damages — Applicability of provisions of the EEA Agreement in domestic proceedings — Significance of a final ruling of a competition authority)

  • Published: 2018-05-30
  • Corporate Author(s): EFTA Court (European Free Trade Association)
  • Subject: control of restrictive practices, damages, dominant position, Iceland, mobile communication, postal and telecommunications services, right of action, telephone charges, trading margin, wholesale trade
• Communication from the Commission — Guidelines on market analysis and the assessment of significant market power under the EU regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (Text with EEA relevance. )

  • Published: 2018-04-27
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (European Commission) ; European Commission
  • Subject: access to information, competition law, consumer protection, data processing, domestic market, electronic mail, postal and telecommunications services, regulation of telecommunications, systems interconnection, transmission network
• Case C-193/18: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberverwaltungsgericht für das Land Nordrhein-Westfalen (Germany) lodged on 19 March 2018 — Google LLC v Bundesrepublik Deutschland

  • Published: 2018-03-19
  • Corporate Author(s): Court of Justice (Court of Justice of the European Union)
  • Subject: data protection, electronic mail, freedom to provide services, Internet, personal data, postal and telecommunications services, provision of services, regulation of telecommunications, transmission network
• Case T-118/16: Judgment of the General Court of 20 February 2018 — Deutsche Post v EUIPO — bpost (BEPOST) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark BEPOST — Earlier EU figurative mark ePost and earlier national word mark POST — Non-registered mark or sign used in the course of trade POST — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Article 8(4) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 8(4) of Regulation 2017/1001) — No detriment to reputation and no dilution — Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation 2017/1001) — Evidence presented for the first time before the General Court)

  • Published: 2018-02-20
  • Corporate Author(s): General Court (Court of Justice of the European Union)
  • Subject: EU trade mark, postal and telecommunications services, registered trademark, trademark law
• Case C-277/16: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 20 December 2017 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Najwyższy — Poland) — Polkomtel sp. z o.o. v Prezes Urzędu Komunikacji Elektronicznej (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services — Directive 2002/21/EC — Articles 8 and 16 — Directive 2002/19/EC — Articles 8 and 13 — Operator designated as having significant market power — Price control — Obligations imposed by national regulatory authorities — Obligation to ensure cost orientation of prices — Prices set below the costs incurred by the operator concerned for the provision of voice call termination services on mobile networks — Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Article 16 — Freedom to conduct a business — Proportionality)

  • Published: 2017-12-20
  • Corporate Author(s): Court of Justice (Court of Justice of the European Union)
  • Subject: cost price, postal and telecommunications services, price regulations, principle of proportionality, provision of services, regulation of telecommunications, right of establishment, telephone charges
• Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8602 — DIF/CDC/ADTIM) (Text with EEA relevance. )

  • Published: 2017-12-08
  • Corporate Author(s): European Commission
  • Subject: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, postal and telecommunications services, public institution, services of general interest
• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8602 — DIF/CDC/ADTIM) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )

  • Published: 2017-11-04
  • Corporate Author(s): European Commission
  • Subject: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, postal and telecommunications services, public institution, services of general interest
• Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 105/2017 of 13 June 2017 amending Annex XI (Electronic communication, audiovisual services and information society) to the EEA Agreement [2018/800]

  • Published: 2017-06-13
  • Corporate Author(s): EEA Joint Committee (European Economic Area)
  • Subject: consumer protection, European Economic Area, mobile phone, postal and telecommunications services, price regulations, provision of services, regulation of telecommunications, revision of an agreement, telephone charges, transmission network
• Case C-298/17: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d’État (France) lodged on 23 May 2017 — France Télévisions SA v Playmédia, Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel (CSA)

  • Published: 2017-05-23
  • Corporate Author(s): Court of Justice (Court of Justice of the European Union)
  • Subject: broadcasting, freedom to provide services, Internet, postal and telecommunications services, regulation of telecommunications, right of establishment, television, transmission network, universal service