Women more likely than men to live below the poverty line and experience social exclusion

A report by the European Commission and data provided by Eurostat, reveal how there are more women with an income below the 60% median income, leading to a gender gap in poverty and social exclusion, both when in working and old age.

By |2023-07-26T12:09:14+01:00April 13th, 2021|Tags: |Comments Off on Women more likely than men to live below the poverty line and experience social exclusion

Maria Alvarez: exposing differences within Europe in the wake of Covid-19

María Álvarez, data journalist at Civio, coordinated EDJNet's coverage of two relevant issues in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic: changes in mobility and nurse shortage in Europe. In this video, she presents the main challenges and the most interesting findings of the two works. Data on mobility were analysed to identify how containment measures affected people's lives; nursing personnel data was among the indices used to assess how prepared European healthcare systems were for the pandemic.

By |2023-07-27T14:31:29+01:00April 6th, 2021|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Maria Alvarez: exposing differences within Europe in the wake of Covid-19

EU recovery plan has helped boost consumer, industry confidence

The coronavirus pandemic has instigated fears of economic uncertainty among various economic actors, including among consumers, distributors, and industry. However, the latest Eurostat figures show that confidence among economic actors is more or less holding up despite the health crisis.

By |2023-07-26T09:34:54+01:00March 30th, 2021|Tags: |Comments Off on EU recovery plan has helped boost consumer, industry confidence

More and more trains crossing European borders

A dense network of cross-border rail connections cuts through the continent, and it’s set to expand even further in the coming years thanks to new infrastructure and the birth of the European single rail market. However, there are still profound differences between the central and peripheral regions of Europe.

By , |2023-07-26T10:54:30+01:00March 29th, 2021|Tags: , , |Comments Off on More and more trains crossing European borders

Nicolas Kayser-Bril: Investigating the Instagram Algorithm

Nicolas Kayser-Bril, ​data journalist at ​Algorithm Watch, ​coordinated AW-EDJNet’s ​joint investigation on Instagram’s algorithm. In this video, he explains ​why the subject ​matters and how it could be approached, despite the lack of transparency of the algorithm. Data suggests that Instagram has a bias in favour of pictures of scantily clothed men or women – this has an impact both on creators’ business and on users’ views.

By |2023-07-27T14:31:57+01:00March 26th, 2021|Tags: , |Comments Off on Nicolas Kayser-Bril: Investigating the Instagram Algorithm
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