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...
Celebrate men and boys as allies for gender equality! Today is International Men’s Day, raising awareness of often-overlooked issues. It's a call for action to address the unique gender equality challenges men and boys face worldwide. And this year the focus is on men’s health. It coincides with Movember. This month of moustache growing raises cash and awareness for prostate and testicular cancers, and male suicide. Beyond this, International... Topics Education Employment Health Poverty Publication date 19 Nov 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... Topics Economic and financial affairs Publication date 30 Jul 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
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
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
The Gender Equality Academy in agriculture – a Swedish vanguard for inclusive green development Country Sweden Topics Agriculture and rural development Environment and climate change Regional policy Section Gender Mainstreaming
Gender equality in the forestry sector – a Swedish initiative pioneering sustainable change Country Sweden Topics Employment Environment and climate change Regional policy Section Gender Mainstreaming
Environmental Foundation – green skills, bright futures: elevating gender equality in Austria’s labour market Country Austria Topics Employment Environment and climate change Section Gender Mainstreaming
Agenda Railway Industry Women – a women’s network to accelerate gender equality in the railway sector Country Austria Topics Employment Environment and climate change Section Gender Mainstreaming
Milan Gender Atlas – a manual for a more inclusive city Country Italy Topics Environment and climate change Regional policy Section Gender Mainstreaming
The 2020–2024 just transition strategy – Spain’s path to a gender-equitable green transition Country Spain Topics Energy Environment and climate change Section Gender Mainstreaming
Biodiversity Foundation spearheads gender mainstreaming in Spain’s ecological transition Country Spain Topics Environment and climate change Section Gender Mainstreaming
Making women visible – Spanish database and report on women’s green and rural entrepreneurship Country Spain Topics Agriculture and rural development Employment Entrepreneurship Environment and climate change Research Section Gender Mainstreaming
Women for market uptake of renewable heating and cooling – W4RES – a cross-country initiative for pioneering gender equality in renewable heating and cooling Country Germany Topics Energy Environment and climate change Section Gender Mainstreaming
Strategic guide – How to integrate the gender perspective into all activities funded by the Spanish plan for recovery, transformation and resilience Country Spain Topics Environment and climate change Section Gender Mainstreaming
Ökothek – vocational education and counselling to boost women’s participation in the climate and environmental sector Country Germany Topics Energy Environment and climate change Section Gender Mainstreaming
Educational tool gender and climate – women at the heart of climate justice Country Belgium Topics Environment and climate change Section Gender Mainstreaming
