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Doing better for families
Held annually on 15th May, the International Day of Families (IDF) was established by the United Nations (UN) in 1993 (A/RES/47/237) to raise awareness among policymakers, experts and the general public of the problems and needs faced by families around the world and of effective ways of meeting those needs. This year, the UN highlights the vital role…
Gender income gap in the EU
The ILO has estimated that the gender income gap – which is the ratio of women’s to men’s labour income – is 62,3% in 2024 and has only changed minimally over the last decade. Source: Own elaboration based on ILO modelled estimates, March 2025 Within SUSTAINWELL, we take a wider perspective of the gender gap in a lifecycle perspective…
Closing the gender gap in SUSTAINWELL
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (IDWGS) established on 22 December 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly. It is an awareness day to emphasise the need for gender equality in science and to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). For this year, the…
SUSTAINWELL and the SDGs
On 25 September 2015, all United Nations Member States adopted a new Sustainable Development Agenda which provides a framework to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all by 2030. It outlines 17 goals with the greatest challenges of the 21st century requiring deep structural, regulatory and behavioural transformation. Every year, the UN…