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Definition of gender sensitivity

Aim of understanding and taking account of the societal and cultural factors involved in gender-based exclusion and discrimination in the most diverse spheres of public and private life. 

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  • Why Europe needs to act earlier to stop violence against women

    … protection for women facing violence. But the latest EU Gender-Based Violence Survey shows how far we must go: only … Associação Plano i, a Portuguese NGO supporting victims of gender-based violence. “Awareness is essential but it is not … challenges, programmes like those run by Plano i show what gender-sensitive, victim-friendly protection looks like when …

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  • Actioning ambitions! The Gender Equality Strategy 2026-2030

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  • When women are safe online, democracy is stronger

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  • EU-wide survey highlights scale of psychological, economic, and cyber violence against women

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  • Unpaid care keeps Europe’s economies running, so let’s invest in it

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  • Irene Riobóo Lestón

    … she conducts studies mainly on the development of the Gender Equality Index and the implementation of the Beijing … Statistics and leading research projects on several gender issues (gender employment gap, gender pay gap, female genital …

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  • Responding to gender-based violence in the context of migration: Mapping EU Member States’ policies and actions

    … impact women and girls, increasing their exposure to gender-based violence (GBV).  Migrants – particularly those … are often fragmented, under-resourced and insufficiently gender-sensitive. Within this context, this report presents …

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  • From reckoning to reform: gender mainstreaming in the EU

    … On 8 October 2025 Director Carlien Scheele speaks at the ‘Gender Flagship Capitalization Conference – Best Practices & … It is a great pleasure to join you today at the Gender Flagship Capitalisation Conference. I would like to … Beneficiary Authorities for their commitment to making  gender mainstreaming in policy and budgeting a reality across …

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  • EIGE Writing Guide

    … At the European Institute for Gender Equality, we produce content that is clear, inclusive … English Style Guide (ESG) and EIGE’s own guidance on gender-sensitive, accessible and hope-based communication. …

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  • The Beijing Platform for Action: How far have we come 30 years on?

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  • Realizing Gender Equality in and by Parliaments: A gender-sensitive parliaments review workshop for national parliaments from Europe and Central Asia

    … EIGE's Gender Mainstreaming Researcher, Elena Anchevska, presents EIGE’s measurement framework on gender-sensitive parliaments at a workshop organised by the … from EIGE’s two data collections (2019 and 2023) on gender equality and gender mainstreaming in the European …

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  • Gender-based violence in migration

    … impact women and girls, increasing their exposure to gender-based violence (GBV). Migrants – particularly those … achievements in combating GBV pave the way towards more gender-responsive interventions in the EU, but significant … persistent gaps in coordination, protection and gender sensitivity, as well as promising practices that can guide …

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  • Gender-based violence in armed conflicts

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  • Sexual harassment at work is more common than we think

    … why perception does not match reality According to the EU gender-based violence survey, 75% of ever-working women … to 13.5% for women in the age group 18 to 29. The EU gender-based violence survey shows the shocking levels of … issue and, because it predominantly affects women, a gender equality issue. Sexual harassment is a deep, ongoing …

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  • Gender-sensitive parliaments strengthen our democracies

    … Majlis) sharing the Agency’s latest data and insights on gender-sensitive parliaments. Dear colleagues, It’s my … for this opportunity to present my Agency’s evidence on  gender-sensitive parliaments . Evidence which  truly matters for gender equality . Helping us to better understand where …

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  • Inter Pares Workshop on Gender-Sensitive Parliaments

    … to exchange experiences on how parliaments can promote gender equality and become more gender-sensitive. Carlien Scheele will contribute to the … by presenting EIGE’s latest data and insights on gender-sensitive parliaments. …

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  • EU Roadmap for Women’s Rights: What you need to know

    … the European Commission's new, ambitious plan to advance gender equality across Europe. It builds on past achievements and paves the way for a post-2025 Gender Equality Strategy. The roadmap reinforces commitments to women’s rights and ensures gender equality remains at the heart of policymaking. As the …

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  • How can we accelerate action for gender equality?

    … on everyone to step forward and help #AccelerateAction for gender equality. At the current rate of progress , it will … more or less 60 years from now for Europe to reach full gender equality. That’s far too long. And has been for too … cannot wait.” Accelerate action   As the EU’s agency for gender equality, we will mark International Women’s Day by …

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