What’s gender equality got to do with financial independence? EIGE’s latest report joins the dots on income, wealth and power, highlighting the crucial role of financial independence for women. Topics Economic and financial affairs Employment Migration Poverty Violence Publication date 07 May 2024
Are You Ready for the European Parliament Elections 2024? Take the Gender Equality Quiz! From 6 to 9 June 2024, people in the EU will vote for the 720 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) representing 480 million Europeans. But before you vote, have you considered gender equality? Publication date 01 May 2024
Financial Independence and Gender Equality: Joining the dots between income, wealth, and power This report presents evidence on gender inequalities in financial independence in the EU, with a particular focus on how financial independence has been defined and measured. It also presents evidence on the impact of tax–benefit systems in EU Member States on gender inequalities in financial independence and explores consequences associated with financial dependence, including economic violence. The report finds that... Topics Economic and financial affairs Employment Poverty Violence Publication date 06 May 2024 Available in: EN
Gender Equality Index 2023: Towards a green transition in transport and energy The Gender Equality Index 2023 presents the EU in relation to gender equality amid crises and uncertainties. In recent years, the world has been hit by repeated shocks and multiple crises. What remains constant is the fact that when crisis strikes, women and girls suffer disproportionally. The crises and shocks continuously threaten to create new challenges and reverse years of... Topics Culture Digital agenda Economic and financial affairs Education Employment Energy Entrepreneurship Environment and climate change Health Justice Migration Poverty Regional policy Transport Youth Violence Publication date 24 Oct 2023 Available in: EN
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Resources and structures key for women's empowerment With International Women’s Day just around the corner, progress towards gender equality is high on the agenda. But what does it take to really pave the way for gender equality? Publication date 27 Feb 2023
Two years on: women fleeing Russia’s war in Ukraine need more support How can essential healthcare services be strengthened for victims of conflict-related sexual violence? Topics Health Migration Youth Violence Publication date 20 Feb 2024
EIGE stresses the need for gender dimension in DSA transparency reporting EIGE, in its contribution to a public consultation on the design of transparency reports under the Digital Services Act (DSA), has highlighted the need to include gender-based measurement instruments. Topics Digital agenda Violence Publication date 01 Feb 2024
EIGE’s study on female genital mutilation yields the first EU-wide map on the situation of FGM Type News article Topics Health Migration Violence
The Council adopts conclusions on violence against women based on EIGE’s report … On 6 December 2012 the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) adopted … Type News article Topics Violence
EIGE will launch a Gender Equality Index for Europe in June 2013 … domains of the Index consist of six core domains (work, health, money, knowledge, time, power) that are aggregated … Type News article Topics Employment Poverty Economic and financial affairs Education Health Violence Sport
New study on gender-based violence … gender-based violence. This includes representatives from health services, law enforcement agencies, court systems and … Type News article Topics Violence
International Women’s Day: Zero tolerance for female genital mutilation Type News article Topics Health Violence
First Gender Equality Index Reveals - the EU is only halfway towards gender equality Type News article Topics Economic and financial affairs Education Employment Health Poverty Sport Violence
Eliminating Violence against Women in Europe Intersectoral Approaches and Actions - Press release Type News article Topics Violence
Reflections from conference "Eliminating Violence Against Women in Europe – Intersectoral Approaches and Actions" … GBV and support victims. In several sessions, the numerous health-related consequences of GBV were presented, and the crucial role of the health sector was underlined, amongst others because it is … Type News article Topics Violence
EU is not even halfway towards gender equality in decision-making … in the areas of: work, money, knowledge, time, power and health to enable the first ever detailed assessment of how … Type News article
Comparable Data is key to tackling Violence against Women … data provide detailed information on how justice, police, health, social services and related institutions deal with … Type News article Topics Justice Violence
Cost of Violence against Women largely underestimated … resources are spent on criminal justice services, then health services and social welfare. Based on the UK model, … Type News article Topics Economic and financial affairs Violence
Administrative data sources on gender-based violence in the EU: Leaflet Type Publication Topics Violence Justice
Costs of gender-based violence in the European Union … productivity of victims. Costs of public services covering health services, personal costs, criminal and civil justice … Type Page Topics Economic and financial affairs Violence
30 years of women’s microfinance … for women who want to start up an enterprise in the health and social sector. This type of loan has been … Type Good practice Country Germany Topics Entrepreneurship