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PATHS2INCLUDE @paths2include.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

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). Find the posters 👇

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.

PATHS2INCLUDE @paths2include.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

📣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. Read more:

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 @paths2include.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

📝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...

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PATHS2INCLUDE @paths2include.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

🔍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...

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PATHS2INCLUDE @paths2include.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

#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... @ayllonsara.bsky.social @egosme.bsky.social

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PATHS2INCLUDE @paths2include.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

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... #PATHS2INCLUDE #Disability #InclusiveLabourMarket

PATHS2INCLUDE @paths2include.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

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...

PATHS2INCLUDE @paths2include.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

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...

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PATHS2INCLUDE @paths2include.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

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✨

PATHS2INCLUDE @paths2include.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

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. Read here:

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 ...

PATHS2INCLUDE @paths2include.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

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. Read it here 👇

EU funds for inclusive labour markets - paths2include

Overcoming Hiring Discrimination in Europe

PATHS2INCLUDE @paths2include.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

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. Read more:

Pathways to Inclusion: Towards truly inclusive labour markets - paths2include

Overcoming Hiring Discrimination in Europe

PATHS2INCLUDE @paths2include.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

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. 🧷 Read more: paths2include.eu/publications... @ayllonsara.bsky.social

PATHS2INCLUDE @paths2include.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

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. Read more: paths2include.eu/publications...

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PATHS2INCLUDE @paths2include.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

How can we promote more inclusive and equitable working lives for older people across Europe? Read our new policy brief to learn more👇 paths2include.eu/publications... @ugreninov.bsky.social #EndDiscrimination #InclusiveLabourMarket #PATHS2INCLUDE #HorizonEU

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PATHS2INCLUDE @paths2include.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

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

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PATHS2INCLUDE @paths2include.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

➡️ 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.

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PATHS2INCLUDE @paths2include.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

🔹 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.

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PATHS2INCLUDE @paths2include.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

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.

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PATHS2INCLUDE @paths2include.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

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. Read more:

Hiring discrimination across national contexts - paths2include

Gender norms and parents’ employment characteristics in Europe

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PATHS2INCLUDE @paths2include.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

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. Read more 👇

Paving the way for inclusive labour markets under the European Pillar of Social Rights - paths2include

Overcoming Hiring Discrimination in Europe

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PATHS2INCLUDE @paths2include.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

This working paper investigates the contextual nature of ethnicity-based discrimination by focusing on how different organisational settings affect employers' hiring decisions. Find the paper here: paths2include.eu/publications... Read the summary below 👇

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PATHS2INCLUDE @paths2include.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

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...

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PATHS2INCLUDE @paths2include.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

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... @egosme.bsky.social @cofaceeu.bsky.social

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PATHS2INCLUDE @paths2include.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

📢 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...

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PATHS2INCLUDE @paths2include.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Our latest working paper focuses on the post pandemic labour market position of mothers, by analysing the effect of remote work on the labour market gaps that mothers face in Europe in comparison with childless women. Read more: paths2include.eu/publications...

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PATHS2INCLUDE @paths2include.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Our latest policy brief by @cofaceeu.bsky.social highlights #PATHS2INCLUDE insights for the implementation of the #EuropeanPillarOfSocialRights — with recommendations to make EU labour markets more inclusive. Read more: paths2include.eu/publications...

PATHS2INCLUDE @paths2include.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

We also found that providing increased flexibility for all employees and implementing diversity measures may mitigate the likelihood of care-based discrimination. 💡Learn more: paths2include.eu/publications...

How context shapes care-based discrimination in hiring: evidence from a cross-national factorial survey experiment - paths2include

How context shapes care-based discrimination in hiring: evidence from a cross-national factorial survey experiment

PATHS2INCLUDE @paths2include.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

🔹Female candidates with a child have particularly poor hiring prospects when applying for demanding jobs.

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PATHS2INCLUDE @paths2include.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

🔹Across our studies, care responsibilities present a significant challenge to activation, hiring, employment, and extended working lives, especially for women. 🔹We found a gendered parenthood penalty where mothers, especially single mothers, face significant disadvantages in hiring processes.

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PATHS2INCLUDE @paths2include.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Today marks 29 October, #InternationalDayOfCareAndSupport. On this day we would like to bring attention to the often-vulnerable position of caregivers in the European labour market, as was highlighted throughout our different studies 👇

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PATHS2INCLUDE @paths2include.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

The conference was organized in cooperation with Bocconi University and aimed to discuss key issues such as as minimum income schemes, breaking the intergenerational cycle of poverty, and financing anti-poverty measures.

PATHS2INCLUDE @paths2include.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

🤝This work is the result of a collaboration between @unihannover.bsky.social, @nova-oslomet.bsky.social (@oslomet.bsky.social), @uni.lu, the Institute for Structural Research in Poland and the Research Institute of the University of Bucharest.

PATHS2INCLUDE @paths2include.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Which company characteristics make recruiters more likely to discriminate based on ethnicity or caregiving responsibilities? We conducted over 2000 surveys and 60 interviews across 4 countries, allowing to provide tangible recommendations to reduce discrimination in hiring. 🔗 Read more:

Understanding discrimination in hiring: key findings - 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.

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PATHS2INCLUDE @paths2include.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

With this #InteractiveMap, we hope to provide policymakers, academics, and advocates with a valuable resource to support data-driven decisions that promote equality and social inclusion in Europe.

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PATHS2INCLUDE @paths2include.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

📈 The #PATHS2INCLUDE interactive map highlights labour market realities (e.g., unemployment), comparing mainstream and vulnerable groups across Europe with a focus on three categories of indicators: Gender, Migration and Disability. Explore the full map and data at paths2include.eu/interactive-...

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PATHS2INCLUDE @paths2include.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

📈 In our latest policy brief, Dr Ona Valls and Dr Robin Samuel, summarized our key 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. Read here:

Employment diversity in Europe: Intersectionality and data gaps - paths2include

Employment diversity in Europe: Intersectionality and data gaps

PATHS2INCLUDE @paths2include.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Despite decades of progress toward gender equal labour markets, parenthood remains a key turning point deepening inequalities. What are the causes? 📝Our latest opinion piece studied how parenthood affects parents' employment and the extent to which it is shaped by social norms. Read more 👇

When Gender Norms Hit the Paycheck: Parenthood Still Reinforces the Work Divide in Europe - paths2include

This piece discussing the gender norms and the labour market is one in a series of opinion pieces on labour market inclusion. The piece has been written by Dr Sara Ayllón. She is an Associate Professo...

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PATHS2INCLUDE @paths2include.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

🔵Our interactive map representing labour market attachment of at-risk groups with specific indicators on disability: paths2include.eu/interactive-... 🔵Harmonised and comparable measures, highlighting the need for improved data sources to monitor at-risk groups from an intersectional perspective.

Interactive map - paths2include

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PATHS2INCLUDE @paths2include.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

In her intervention, she presented: 🔵 Our review of existing European and national data sources for monitoring the situation of at-risk groups in the labour market, including people with disabilities: paths2include.eu/publications...