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Publikované: 5 September 2025

Watch the webinar - AskTheExpert: Beyond the data - Uncovering persistent inequalities in European working conditions

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Wednesday, 24 September 2025
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15:00 – 16:00 Írsky miestny čas

16:00 – 17:00 Brussels time

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Online
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Eurofound

Eurofound organised an interactive webinar looking at the first findings of its European Working Conditions Survey 2024, with a live Q&A, on 24 September 2025.

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About the debate

The first findings from Eurofound’s pan-European Working Conditions Survey 2024, published at the beginning of September 2025, showed significant improvements in job quality over the past decade but also highlighted stark inequalities between women and men, as well as radically different situations for workers in different parts of Europe.  

Based on interviews with over 36,000 workers across 35 countries, the flagship survey points to positive shifts in areas like working hours and skill development, but not everyone is benefitting equally. For example, women face deteriorating standards in areas such social environment and work intensity, and gender gaps persist in job security and career prospects. 

In addition, the workforce is grappling with new and persistent health challenges and divergent approaches to the technological change reshaping workplaces across the EU. 

In this webinar, Mary McCaughey, Head of Information and Communication, spoke with Barbara Gerstenberger, Head of Unit for Working Life, about how working conditions are changing in Europe post-pandemic, who is gaining the most and who potentially is losing out, and whether workers are benefitting from the rapid technological change seen over the past decade. 

This is a unique opportunity for you to ask questions about the survey and engage with our experts. The event has been livestreamed exclusively on the Livestorm platform, but you can watch the full recording below.


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Program

Speakers

Mary McCaughey

Head of Information & Communication
Information and Communication

Mary McCaughey je vedúcou oddelenia informácií a komunikácie v nadácii Eurofound. Absolventka Trinity College v Dubline a College of Europe v Bruggách začala pracovať v Bruseli pre Europolitics a Wall Street Journal Europe. Počas prechodu krajiny k demokracii spolupracovala so Združením poslancov Európskeho parlamentu s Afrikou (AWEPA) v Južnej Afrike a v roku 1998 nastúpila na post hovorkyne delegácie Európskej únie v Pretórii, kde viedla jej tlačové a informačné oddelenie počas rokovaní o dohode o voľnom obchode medzi EÚ a Južnou Afrikou. Po skončení vojny v Kosove pracovala ako komunikačná konzultantka pre Európsku agentúru pre obnovu v Srbsku. V roku 2003 nastúpila na post šéfredaktorky nadácie Eurofound.

Barbara Gerstenberger

Head of Working Life unit
Working life research

Barbara Gerstenberger je vedúcou oddelenia pracovného života v nadácii Eurofound. V tejto úlohe koordinuje výskumné tímy, ktoré skúmajú kvalitu pracovných miest v Európe na základe európskeho prieskumu pracovných podmienok, a je celkovo zodpovedná za Európske stredisko pre monitorovanie pracovného života a výskum pracovnoprávnych vzťahov v EÚ. Do nadácie Eurofound nastúpila v roku 2001 ako výskumná manažérka v vtedy novozriadenom Európskom centre pre monitorovanie zmien (EMCC). V roku 2007 prešla do informačného a komunikačného oddelenia nadácie Eurofound ako vedúca oddelenia komunikačných produktov a v roku 2011 bola vymenovaná za koordinátorku na riaditeľstve. Predtým pracovala ako vedúca výskumná pracovníčka v Európskej federácii kovoobrábačov v Bruseli. Vyštudovala politológiu na Hamburskej univerzite a dokončila magisterský titul v odbore verejná správa na Kennedy School of Government na Harvardskej univerzite.

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