We are pleased to announce that we have published our first policy brief titled ‘Employment diversity in Europe: Intersectionality and data gaps’. This policy brief is the first in a series that will be published during the upcoming months.
The first policy brief, written by Dr Robin Samuel and Dr Ona Valls from the University of Luxembourg, provides a summary of the research results from Work Package 2 ‘Identifying gaps in employment: theoretical and policy challenges’ of the project, as well as a series of policy recommendations based on these findings.
The policy brief focuses on the main research findings regarding the intersectionality and context-dependency of labour market vulnerability as well as the persisting lack of detailed and harmonised data across European and national surveys. Based on these results, the authors highlight the need for a shift away from one-size-fits-all solutions and towards a policy paradigm that embraces the complexity of intersecting disadvantages and context-specific barriers in the labour market.
During the upcoming months, we will be publishing a policy brief for each work package of the project. The policy briefs aim to summarize the main findings of the PATHS2INCLUDE research, highlighting persisting issues in the context of labour market outcomes of groups in vulnerable situations, and to provide actionable recommendations for policymakers, public authorities, statistics institutes, Public Employment Services and Non-Governmental Organisations providing employment support, as well as social partners.
The policy briefs will cover a variety of thematic issues, such as discrimination in hiring, older workers in vulnerable situations, and gender inequality in the labour market. Two policy briefs will focus specifically on how EU policies and funding can contribute to achieving more inclusive labour markets.
The policy briefs will be published during the next months and can be found on the dedicated page on our website.