… boost GDP: bringing an additional 600 million women and girls online around the world will result in a GDP increase … segregation across fields of study among women and men and girls and boys; gender and the digital labour market: women’s … a slightly more positive attitude towards computers than girls. This might indicate a lower use of computers at school …
… contrasts sharply with the overall higher success rates of girls and women in the EU in terms of completing school … remain in the study fields/subjects selected by girls and boys. Indeed, while girls have better grades on average and often outnumber boys …
… policy. Gender relations between women and men, and girls and boys, play a key role in the access to and control … portrays practical examples about how women and men, and girls and boys, are affected, and how they in turn affect …
… abuse and domestic violence particularly affect women and girls in all countries and in all social classes. Domestic … and more physical and mental health problems than girls. Overall, the main health problems among young men are … affected by HIV, for example. Every year millions of girls face unintended pregnancies, exposing them to risks …
… to prevent, support and protect victims, including girls, and punish perpetrators. Directive 2012/29/EU on … and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls It calls on the Commission and Member States to review … plan to combat all forms of violence against women and girls (VAWG) and to submit by the end of 2014, on the basis …
… It can also be used to increase opportunities for girls, if local contexts and gender relations are taken into account and addressed. Sport can give women and girls access to public spaces where they can gather, develop … women’s empowerment. Sport can also increase women’s and girls’ self-esteem and enable them to make choices about …
… violence but the majority of victims are women and girls. Gender-based violence and violence against women are … that most gender-based violence is inflicted on women and girls, by men. However, using the ‘gender-based’ aspect is …
… materials; Women/ Men offering counselling to boys/girls, encouraging them to try non-stereotypical occupations, organising boys/girls day; Women/ Men applying innovative methods to decrease … at home; Women/ Men running programmes for non-traditional girls/boys in sports, for example: football for girls. Power …
… FGM . It also provides recommendations on how to protect girls, women and the European society from this destructive … of power, and on how to give sufficient support to the girls and women who have fallen victim to this crime. The … establish a multi-agency cooperation on the protection of girls and women at risk and victims of FGM, and facilitate …