What’s gender equality got to do with financial independence? EIGE’s latest report joins the dots on income, wealth and power, highlighting the crucial role of financial independence for women. Topics Economic and financial affairs Employment Migration Poverty Violence Publication date 07 May 2024
Are You Ready for the European Parliament Elections 2024? Take the Gender Equality Quiz! From 6 to 9 June 2024, people in the EU will vote for the 720 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) representing 480 million Europeans. But before you vote, have you considered gender equality? Publication date 01 May 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 Available in: EN
Gender Equality Index 2023: Towards a green transition in transport and energy The Gender Equality Index 2023 presents the EU in relation to gender equality amid crises and uncertainties. In recent years, the world has been hit by repeated shocks and multiple crises. What remains constant is the fact that when crisis strikes, women and girls suffer disproportionally. The crises and shocks continuously threaten to create new challenges and reverse years of... Topics Culture Digital agenda Economic and financial affairs Education Employment Energy Entrepreneurship Environment and climate change Health Justice Migration Poverty Regional policy Transport Youth Violence Publication date 24 Oct 2023 Available in: EN
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Resources and structures key for women's empowerment With International Women’s Day just around the corner, progress towards gender equality is high on the agenda. But what does it take to really pave the way for gender equality? Publication date 27 Feb 2023
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
Mentoring for Germany’s women journalists … The content of the mentoring meetings specifically addresses issues of gender in the media: as stated by the … Type Good practice Country Germany Topics Culture
France Télévisions aims to reflect national diversity Type Good practice Country France Topics Culture
Making Belgium aware of its media’s gender imbalance … the AJP formulated a very persuasive argument that addresses gender imbalance as a community problem: its … Type Good practice Country Belgium Topics Culture
Irish current affairs programme gives women an equal place … and attracts on average 120,000 viewers.[1] The initiative addresses the problem of the lack of women on air and, … Type Good practice Country Ireland Topics Culture
Peer support helps women’s businesses to grow Type Good practice Country Ireland Topics Entrepreneurship
Helping women succeed in innovative service businesses Type Good practice Country France Topics Entrepreneurship
Financial services designed for women, by women … recipe: flexible tailored loans plus free advice The WCB addresses a long-standing and genuine need for easy and … Type Good practice Country Cyprus Topics Entrepreneurship
Aspire Fund – providing equity for women’s businesses … and less likely to know how to do this. The Aspire Fund addresses these challenges, thus helping to achieve the … Type Good practice Country Non EU countries Topics Entrepreneurship
Cheap loans for Croatia’s women entrepreneurs … the National Policy for Gender Equality 2011-2015, which addresses the unfavourable position of women at the labour … Type Good practice Country Croatia Topics Entrepreneurship
Subsidy programme launches 3,300 new women’s businesses Type Good practice Country Greece Topics Entrepreneurship
Gender-responsive public procurement … draft directive on pay transparency, which specifically addresses equal pay and the pay gap in the context of public … processes, provides a support structure for GRPP. It addresses enforcement, national reporting and statistical … Type Method/Tool
Education … gender equality and empower all women and girls”. It addresses the issues of: ending all forms of discrimination … Type Policy area