Specific subset of social relations uniting women and men as social groups in a particular community, including how power – and access to/control over resources – is distributed between the sexes.
… discussions covered a broad range of topics related to gender equality: Gender Equality Index, Men and Gender Equality, Female Genital Mutilation, Benefits of …
… of women and men. These impacts and consequences are not gender-neutral. Women and men have different needs, … effective and enhance equality if they take into account gender aspects. The following publication summarises the main … Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union is gender equality and climate change and it focuses on the …
… Gender-based violence is enacted under many different … age, social class, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity can also drive acts of violence. This means … that while women face violence and discrimination based on gender, some women experience multiple and interlocking forms …
… women as a human rights violation, and as a specific gender-related form of violence linked to the discrimination … The 2011 Council Conclusions on the European Pact for Gender Equality for the period 2011–2020 reaffirm the EU's commitment to closing gender gaps in employment, education and social protection, …
… The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) [1] is organising a call for … to contribute to, and strengthen the promotion of gender equality. To achieve its goals, the Institute collects … appropriate methodological tools for the integration of gender equality into all EU policies. It fosters the exchange …
… European Institute for Gender Equality presents its new report In the study ‘ … in the European Union ’, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) develops a methodology to estimate the … awareness raising initiatives. The European Institute for Gender Equality is gaining recognition as the EU knowledge …
… The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) [1] invites applications with a view … envisaged to contribute and strengthen the promotion of gender equality. To achieve its goals, the Institute collects … appropriate methodological tools for the integration of gender equality into all EU policies. It fosters the exchange …
… Gender-based violence is one of the most severe forms of gender inequality. This issue affects women disproportionally … of power between women and men. The elimination of gender-based violence and the protection of victims is a goal …
… Europe Read more about female genital mutilation in EIGE’s Gender Equality Glossary and Thesaurus Female genital … Some Member States have seen an increase in this form of gender-based violence due to migration of people from … FGM, the EU needs a comprehensive strategy, based on a gender-sensitive and human-rights approach, which empowers …
… reform, Greece has implemented a nationwide programme of gender training. It targets women who are councillors, … 30 women, and are divided into five sessions, which cover gender policy, self-empowerment and time management, the gender perspective and gender issues, communication skills …
… In brief The Agency for Gender Equality within the ESF was contracted from 2009 until … of Labour and Social Affairs as a support structure for gender equality. Its staff comprised four internal and three external experts. Its job was to ensure that gender mainstreaming was coherently integrated into the …
… county administrative boards (Länsstyrelser ) to entrench gender mainstreaming in the ESF and the projects it supports … It was based on a survey which showed that although gender mainstreaming was an obligatory part of all ESF … up on by project promoters anxious to comply with the gender mainstreaming requirements laid down in the …