… the full version of the “ Review of the Implementation in the EU of area K of the Beijing Platform for Action: Women and the Environment. Gender Equality and Climate Change … Group on Gender Mainstreaming . One of its main focuses is women’s participation in climate change related decision …
… Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) shows that more women are needed in climate change decision making to respond to climate … discussion on the green economy and sustainable development . On 20 June, Heads of State and Governments from …
… During recent years FGM has gained considerable attention in the EU. In June 2012, the European Parliament adopted the … FGM under national actions plans on violence against women and/or gender equality. Ten Member States have … Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence enters into force, it will become …
… talk about the female face of climate change, why women drive smaller cars and the way to solve the climate crisis Ms Carlsson-Kanyama, can women solve the climate crisis? Oh, I would like to say yes, … that together, me being me, I would answer ‘maybe’. In their recent report on women and climate change, the …
… Written by Shila Meyer-Behjat Many acknowledge the brunt women bear when it comes to the effects of global warming. … is still given to their capacity to be drivers of change in the fight against climate change. A new report by the … is therefore essential to achieve sustainable development. It should not only be a matter of justice to …
… Download the press release in .pdf format: es , de , el , en , fr , it , lt , pl New … International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25 November) and the 16 Days of Activism Against … Equality (EIGE) shows that domestic violence against women remains widespread and under-reported, and that victims …
… adopted Conclusions on “ Combating violence against women, and the provision of support services for victims of … of the Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in the EU Member States: Violence against Women Victim Support”. EPSCO calls on the European …
… Today the European Business Schools Women on Boards Initiative is migrating their 'Global Board Ready Women' list of 8000 women into an online database. The women … has proposed a European law for boosting gender balance in company board rooms," said Vice-President Viviane Reding, …
… Equality between women and men is a fundamental value of the European Union … developed to achieve this needs to be evaluated. The development and dissemination of EU-wide, comparable and … to this better monitoring and assessment of progress in the EU. To supplement these, the creation of a composite …
… study on female genital mutilation (FGM) on 6 March in Brussels. The study will provide an overview of the … and most difficult to combat forms of violence against women and girls. The main objectives of the study are to fill … about female genital mutilation in the EU and support the development of strategies to combat FGM. One of the main …
… Ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March, European Commission Vice-President … – thought to have affected several hundred thousand womenin the EU. The Commissioners were joined by Members of …
… Union. ‘ The Gender Equality Index shows differences in outcomes between women and men at the individual level in EU Member States,’ … against unemployment, improving job opportunities for women is a matter of fairness, but it is also good for …
… Vienna and Vilnius, 25 November 2013 A quarter of all womenin the WHO European Region experience physical and/or sexual … to this hidden epidemic. During their lives, 25.4% of womenin the European Region experience physical and/or …
… At the conference “ Eliminating Violence Against Womenin Europe – Intersectoral Approaches and Actions ” organised … International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 217 participants from a large variety of sectors and …
… Gender equality in the EU is facing serious challenges The advancement of … “EIGE’s research points out that although equality between women and men is recognised as a fundamental principle of the European Union and a precondition for its sustainable development, the tendency to marginalise national …
… plays out-of-tune when it comes to the representation of women at decision-making level. There are only 34 % of women among the top level decision-makers in the 10 radio stations that were included in EIGE’s study. … in the field of Women and the Media’. The study led to the development of a database of methods and tools on EIGE’s …
… for Gender Equality (EIGE) marks the International Women’s Day by presenting the Institute’s research in the area of women and decision-making to representatives of Lithuanian …
… Also available in BG , ES , CS , DA , DE , ET , EL , FR , GA , HR , IT , LV … gender-based violence. Gender-based violence against women is still a hidden crime across the EU. The absence of … impedes the progress of combating violence against women. Urgent action is needed by governments to address this …
… of female genital mutilation (FGM) and safeguard girls and women at risk in the European Union, protection and prosecution need to be … a methodology to help estimate the number of girls and women at risk or victims of FGM. This methodology has been …
… Review of the Implementation in the EU of area K of the Beijing Platform for Action: Women and the Environment Climate change is one of the key … Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action for Equality, Development and Peace (BPfA), namely of area K: Women and the …