What do expressions like policeman, female lawyer and ladylike handshake have in common? They are all examples of gender-discriminatory, even sexist language. They imply that all police officers are men and that a woman lawyer is an exception. And a ‘ladylike’ handshake is usually used as an insult.
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EIGE’s Gender Statistics Database has expanded beyond the current EU Member States. We can now monitor how gender-balance in decision-making is developing also in the Western Balkan countries and Turkey, which are part of the EU programme called the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA).
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Is gender equality in the EU still moving at a snail’s pace? What can we do better? Where does your country stand? Find out on 15 October when EIGE gives an update on the state of gender equality in the EU.
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