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Gender statistics on Latvia
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Translations of EIGE's work in Latvian
We offer several resources in Latvian. Find them all in our archives.
Year of next Presidency of the Council of the European Union
Latvia will next assume the Presidency in 2028.
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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....
- ToolkitEducation, Employment, Research
PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY IN RESEARCH Legal framework Until October 2015, no national laws have been put in place in Latvia with regard to the promotion of gender equality in research....
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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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Many women victims of intimate partner violence in the EU Member States remain unprotected....
- Country profile: Gender Equality Index
In the Gender Equality Index 2017, Latvia achieved a score of 57.9 out of 100, which is an increase of 4.5 points. Progress is in line with the EU-28 average....
- 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....
- ResourceEmployment
The paper describes situation of families with children in Latvia in the context of possibilities to reconcile work and family lives. Format: pdf-file
- ResourceEmployment
Website of the Ministry of Welfare Branch information on gender quality issues....
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The Programme is a medium-term policy planning document, which is developed for a time period of four years and includes both specific and horizontal measures for the implementation of gender equality...