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PATHS2INCLUDE factsheets - paths2include On the 30th of May, PATHS2INCLUDE held a Policy Forum at the University of Hannover gathering researchers, experts on employment policies and civil society representatives.

We have published 9 factsheets based on PATHS2INCLUDE research & policy briefs. They highlight key findings and offer concrete recommendations for policy makers & practitioners.

🌍 Available in EN, DE, PL, RO, FR, NO, IT, ES + Easy-to-Read EN (#ETR).

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PATHS2INCLUDE findings inform EU Strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities - paths2include On the 30th of May, PATHS2INCLUDE held a Policy Forum at the University of Hannover gathering researchers, experts on employment policies and civil society representatives.

📣PATHS2INCLUDE has contributed to the European Commission’s consultation on the Strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities 2021-2030

➡️ by contributing research, we aim to inform policy and support more inclusive labour markets for persons with disabilities.
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📝In the last #PATHS2INCLUDE policy brief, we compare historically vulnerable groups with groups at risk due to #AI adoption, providing policy recommendations to prevent new forms of labour market exclusion.

Read the brief: paths2include.eu/publications...

🔍PATHS2INCLUDE studied the different determinants of labour market vulnerability. Based on these findings, we suggest a series of policy recommendations to make labour market more inclusive for persons in vulnerable situations.
👉 Read the recommendations: paths2include.eu/publications...

#PATHS2INCLUDE sought a more nuanced understanding of the gender employment gap by looking at the role of 1️⃣ social norms and 2️⃣flexible working conditions.

Read a summary of the findings in our latest policy brief: paths2include.eu/publications...

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Missed our latest opinion piece? You can read it on our website and learn more about the lack of sufficient data and indicators to monitor persons with disabilities’ participation in employment 👉 paths2include.eu/opinion-seri...

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Although the gender employment gap has halved over the past 20 years in the Euro area, it still stood at 8.83% in 2024.

➡️We measured the cost of inaction rather than moving towards more inclusive, gender-balanced labour markets.

Read the outcomes here: paths2include.eu/publications...

Across the EU, labour market vulnerabilities persist but it is still unclear whether AI will deepen old inequalities or create new at-risk groups 👉 Our new policy brief identifies who is most exposed and offers guidance for inclusive adaptation: paths2include.eu/publications...

Fostering Inclusion of Workers in Vulnerable Situations: Practices and Policies at Company-Level. Evidence from qualitative interviews in four countries: Norway, Germany, Romania, Poland - paths2inclu... This working paper investigates how company-level strategies interact with national policy contexts to support the inclusion of vulnerable workers across the three different phases of employment – rec...

Our latest working paper draws on interviews with employers in Germany, Norway, Poland and Romania to compare how they address vulnerabilities linked to disability, health, age and caregiving, resulting in an overview of recommendations for employers.

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Season's greetings

Thank you for your engagement in 2025.
PATHS2INCLUDE is taking a break but we look forward to continuing our work together on this project to create more inclusive labour markets.
We wish you a restful winter break and a happy new year✨

Towards more inclusive strategies for extended working lives - paths2include This policy brief draws on insights from the PATHS2INCLUDE work package “Early and late exit: the impact of national employment policies and institutional factors” and aims to provide recommendations ...

How can we promote more inclusive and equitable working lives for older people across Europe? We examined the main sources of inequality in older workers’ labour market participation, the effects of the pandemic, and the role of organisational practices in shaping continued employment.

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EU funds for inclusive labour markets - paths2include Overcoming Hiring Discrimination in Europe

To reach the EU’s 78% employment goal by 2030, we need a strong budget and policies that improve labour market access for underrepresented groups. 📝 Our policy brief maps key EU funding and discusses their relevance to address the challenges identified in #PATHS2INCLUDE findings.

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Pathways to Inclusion: Towards truly inclusive labour markets - paths2include Overcoming Hiring Discrimination in Europe

How can we achieve truly inclusive labour markets?

Our latest policy brief summarizes key #PATHS2INCLUDE evidence on determinants of labour market vulnerability and provides policy recommendations to enhance the labour market inclusion of groups in vulnerable positions.

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More women without children are employed in the EU than women with children, while it is the opposite for men. 📝Our new policy brief aims to provide a more nuanced understanding of the factors that influence these patterns.

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What would happen if we closed the gender employment gap? Our new study simulates what a partial or full closure of the gender employment gap could look like in France, Italy, Romania, and Sweden.

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Mind the Data Gap: Strengthening Disability Statistics for Inclusion - paths2include This perspective on disability data availability is one in a series of opinion pieces on labour market inclusion. This piece has been written by Arianna Vivoli and Federico Ciani (Action Research for ...

Today on #InternationalDayofPersonswithDisabilities, we would like to highlight the need of better comparable data on persons with disabilities in the labour market with a new #PATHS2INCLUDE opinion piece. Read more: paths2include.eu/opinion-seri...

How can we promote more inclusive and equitable working lives for older people across Europe?

Read our new policy brief to learn more👇
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Increasing employment opportunities for individuals in vulnerable positions – the impact of employment policies during changing economic conditions - paths2include This working paper examines how labour-market vulnerability evolved for migrant workers during the pandemic and evaluates the inclusiveness of policy responses in five European countries: Germany, Ire...

#COVID-19 disrupted labour markets worldwide and disproportionally affected migrant workers. 🔍 We examined how policies in Germany, Ireland, Norway, Poland and Spain, addressed migrant migrants' vulnerability during the pandemic.

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💡Remote work alone cannot eliminate gender inequalities, but it represents a significant step towards greater labour market inclusion of mothers.

➡️ The results indicate that working from home can meaningfully ease time constraints
faced by mothers, supporting their continued labour market participation and helping to reduce the motherhood employment gap.

🔹 mothers’ working hours also increased in a meaningful way, essentially closing the gap between desired working hours and actual working hours.
🔹 importantly, the results depend on children’s age and household circumstances.

Using data from the EU-LFS and a shift-share IV method, they found that:
🔹 as WFH increased, so did the likelihood of mothers being employed full-time, which led to a 25% decrease of the employment gap between women with- and without children in the EU since the start of the pandemic.

Increased flexibility and the position of women in the labour market: Has it changed after the pandemic? - paths2include This paper studies the extent to which the increased flexibility brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, which allows more employees to work from home (WFH), has helped improve the position of wome...

#PATHS2INCLUDE provides the first causal evidence on how the post-Covid expansion of remote work affected the motherhood employment gap in Europe.

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Hiring discrimination across national contexts - paths2include Gender norms and parents’ employment characteristics in Europe

The #EUTalentPool will make it easier to recruit third-country nationals for work in the EU. A candidate base is not enough 👉 companies need the right frameworks to truly hire inclusively.

#PATHS2INCLUDE studied employers' measures to hire and integrate migrants into their companies.

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Authors: @egosme.bsky.social and Cloë Rossenbacker (@cofaceeu.bsky.social)

Paving the way for inclusive labour markets under the European Pillar of Social Rights - paths2include Overcoming Hiring Discrimination in Europe

The #EuropeanPillarOfSocialRights aims to create a strong social Europe that is inclusive and full of opportunity.

This policy brief draws on #PATHS2INCLUDE findings to fill in data gaps and provide recommendations for implementing the Pillar and promoting inclusive labour markets.

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This working paper investigates the contextual nature of ethnicity-based discrimination by focusing on how different organisational settings affect employers' hiring decisions.

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How can companies promote the inclusion of vulnerable workers? Our latest study discusses how employers in Germany, Norway, Poland, and Romania address vulnerabilities related to health limitations and disability, age, and caregiving responsibilities.

Read more: paths2include.eu/publications...

Our new policy brief provides an overview of EU funding mechanisms and their relevance for more inclusive labour markets, responding to challenges that were identified in #PATHS2INCLUDE research.

Read here: paths2include.eu/publications...

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📢 We are pleased to announce our new study examining the pandemic's impact on migrant workers' labour market vulnerability and evaluates the inclusiveness of policy responses in five European countries: Germany, Ireland, Norway, Poland and Spain.

Read more: paths2include.eu/publications...