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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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  • Head of Unit - Outreach and Engagement

    … The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) 1   is organising a call for … envisaged to contribute and strengthen the promotion of gender equality.  To achieve its goals, the Agency collects … appropriate methodological tools for the integration of gender equality into all EU policies. It fosters the exchange …

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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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    • Violence
  • Why criminalising sex without consent must be the next step for all of Europe

    … laws with survivors’ lived reality. EIGE’s research finds gender-based violence is widely under-reported. Only a … definition of rape has not been adopted yet. The EU gender-based violence survey data shows that across the EU, …

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    • Education
    • Justice
    • Youth
    • Violence
  • How can we turn men and boys into violence prevention allies? Lessons from Sweden’s 10-year strategy

    … Söderström, violence-prevention expert at the Swedish Gender Equality Agency, that means starting from an … violence against women as “the ultimate consequence of gender inequality”, where some men feel they have the right … early, but keep the responsibility with adults The EU Gender-Based Violence Survey shows how early experiences of …

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    • Economic and financial affairs
    • Education
    • Youth
    • Violence
  • Actioning ambitions! The Gender Equality Strategy 2026-2030

    … Marking International Women’s Day and the launch of the EU Gender Equality Strategy 2026–2030, the Cyprus Presidency … transformation strengthens – rather than undermines – gender equality. Here are Carlien’s perspective during the … - including parents and teachers - as lacking awareness, sensitivity, and training to respond effectively to cyber …

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  • When women are safe online, democracy is stronger

    … have heard from the different speakers the extent to which gender equality is under pressure. And when we hear it … timely that we are having this discussion just as the new Gender Equality Strategy for 2026–2030 is being launched. … what the evidence tells us about where the principles of gender equality are under the greatest strain – and what that …

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

    … New findings from the EU gender-based violence survey reveal a stark reality – … Fundamental Rights (FRA) and the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) urge the Union to align law, policy … women in the EU remains pervasive.  The new report ‘ EU gender-based violence survey - Evidence for policy and …

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

    … EIGE’s latest survey shows how this limits careers, widens gender employment gaps and ultimately drains overall … This workload falls heavily on women.  Key findings on gender and care in the EU from the survey Women and men both … have failed to accommodate.  How policy action can drive gender equality in care Encourage shared responsibility by …

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  • The new pay structure

    … at the clinic to verify that they were based on objective, gender-neutral criteria. They examined which job roles … to these benefits under the same conditions and in a gender-neutral manner, with no unexplained differences in …

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  • Head of Unit - Outreach and Engagement

    … The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) 1   is organising a call for … envisaged to contribute and strengthen the promotion of gender equality. To achieve its goals, the Agency collects … appropriate methodological tools for the integration of gender equality into all EU policies. It fosters the exchange …

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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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  • Expert - Gender Equality IPA

    … The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) 1 is organising a call for … to establishing a reserve list for the post of Expert – Gender equality IPA. The Instrument for Pre-Accession … envisaged to contribute and strengthen the promotion of gender equality. To achieve its goals, the Agency collects …

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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?

    … down for a brief introduction to how far we've come in key gender equality issues.   A. Women and Poverty   Poverty … ways. From unpaid care burdens to housing insecurity, the gender gap is real and persisting.  But the data we have at … disproportionately affect women in poverty, we need to see gender-responsive policies and better data to address the …

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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

    … intersecting reasons.  These include pre-exisiting gender inequality and power imbalances, in addition to the … the need for ethical standards, and trauma-informed and gender-sensitive responses Key recommendations for Member … support to ensure the holistic, victim-centred, and gender and culturally sensitive provision of SRH services. …

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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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    • Employment
    • Violence

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