… balance between working, personal and family life for both women and men in the EU and a presentation of EIGE’s working areas was on the agenda. Barbara Wurster, EIGE Head …
… for Gender Equality in Vilnius and the committee for Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) meet to discuss their … successes of Sweden, Denmark and Finland - where fathers’ participation in parental leave represents 20%, a large …
… (EIGE) kicks off its work with the European Commission’s recently adopted five-year strategy for promoting equality between women and men in Europe. EIGE will start to actively … the EU . It aims in particular to make better use of women's potential, thereby contributing to the EU's overall …
… On this occasion of International Women’s Day - 8 March - the European Institute for Gender Equality … in many areas. In connection to this year’s International Women’s Day, EIGE presents a list of inequalities that show a …
… Five documentation centres and libraries specialising in women and gender issues are joining efforts with the European … enable access to gender-based violence resources in EIGE’s Resource and Documentation Centre (RDC) . The project will … – Aletta E-Quality, institute for gender equality and women’s history in Amsterdam, Amazone – Resource Centre for …
… talk about the female face of climate change, why women drive smaller cars and the way to solve the climate … Today we have all this data showing that the average woman’s lifestyle produces less GHG gases than a man’s. Women drive … at the most senior levels. But what we need is their equal participation, nothing less. Why doesn’t this happen? Look at …
… Written by Shila Meyer-Behjat Many acknowledge the brunt women bear when it comes to the effects of global warming. … in the public sector. The paper published on the Institute’s website gives an overview of current research on the gender … role in environmental management and progress, full participation is therefore essential to achieve sustainable …
… Vienna and Vilnius, 25 November 2013 A quarter of all women in the WHO European Region experience physical and/or … to this hidden epidemic. During their lives, 25.4% of women in the European Region experience physical and/or … requires determined joint efforts and ranks high on Vienna’s political agenda. Social, health and women’s policy in the …
… estimated personal and societal cost of Violence against Women is alarmingly high. Direct and indirect costs of violence against women and intimate partner violence affect the victim, their … their normal lives and decreases their chances of economic participation.” Estimating these costs is a challenging task. …