Join us for the second Gender Equality Forum 10-11 December 2024! The countdown is on for the second edition of the Gender Equality Forum! As EU’s gender equality agency, we are looking forward to working with the current and future leaders of Europe. Together, backed by our strong evidence, we will explore new ways to make gender equality a reality - 24 hours a day, seven days a week. At work...
How setting gender-sensitive targets can boost climate action Addressing the gender impacts of climate policy is vital for the EU to achieve its goal of a more sustainable future where no one is left behind. Topics Energy Environment and climate change Transport Publication date 05 Jun 2024
Gender balance in business and finance A decade after it was first proposed, the EU’s directive on improving gender balance among directors of listed companies and related measures was adopted by EU co-legislators in November 2022, coming into force in December 2022. The directive requires at least 40 % of the non-executive members of the boards of listed companies, or at least 33 % of all... Publication date 30 Jul 2024 Available in: EN
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
Good practices on gender mainstreaming in the European Green Deal: Towards a more gender-equal and greener Europe Climate change is one of the greatest environmental and development challenges facing the world today, and it has critical impacts on human rights and inequalities, including gender equality. To overcome these challenges, in 2019 the EU launched the European Green Deal (EGD) strategy, which sets out targets of no net emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050 and economic growth decoupled... Topics Economic and financial affairs Employment Environment and climate change Regional policy Publication date 18 Oct 2024 Available in: EN
Gender-responsive evaluation for a sustainable future for all The GREENA step-by-step toolkit provides practical know-how to assess gender impacts and the implementation of gender-responsive evaluation of EU policies and programmes. The toolkit has been contextualised to support the evaluation of the European Green Deal policies with a gender perspective, given its relevance as a current EU priority and the urgency to ensure a gender-responsive green transition. Section Gender mainstreaming
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