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Gender statistics on Belgium
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Translations of EIGE's work in Belgium's languages
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Year of next Presidency of the Council of the European Union
Belgium will next assume the Presidency in 2024.
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Parental leave is granted to parents, usually after maternity and paternity leave, allowing mothers and fathers to take care of their young children without losing their jobs....
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With 71.4 out of 100 points, Belgium ranks 9th in the EU on the Gender Equality Index. Belgium’s score is 3.5 points above the EU’s score....
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With 71.1 out of 100 points, Belgium ranks 8th in the EU on the Gender Equality Index. Its score is 3.7 points higher than the EU’s score....
- Toolkit pageEducation, Employment, Research
Belgium has specific laws and policies to improve gender equality in research institutions (research and decision-making) launched at the level of the Flemish and French Communities.
- Toolkit pageEconomic and financial affairs, Employment, Justice
Model Actors involved Guidelines Strenghts and weaknesses Model...
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The recommendations were developed after an in-depth analysis of data collection from the police and justice sectors. They aim to improve administrative data collection on intimate partner violence to...
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This factsheet presents the results of the study ‘Estimation of girls at risk of female genital mutilation in the European Union — Belgium, Greece, France, Italy, Cyprus and Malta’ for Belgium....
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The Gender Equality Index 2017 examines the progress and challenges in achieving gender equality across the European Union from 2005 to 2015....
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Many women victims of intimate partner violence in the EU Member States remain unprotected....
- Country profile: Gender Equality Index
With 71.1 out of 100 points, Belgium ranks 8th in the EU on the Gender Equality Index. Its score is 3.7 points higher than the EU’s score....
- PublicationViolence
Violence against women is rooted in women’s unequal status in society, and that status reflects the unbalanced distribution of social, political, and economic power among women and men in society....
- Good practicePoverty
Combatting women’s underrepresentation in the technological revolution, a European objective...