… The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)[1] is organising a call for … to contribute to, and strengthen the promotion of gender equality. The Institute collects and analyses … and order forms for ongoing framework contracts, calls for expression of interest for experts and other routine …
… The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) envisages awarding a low-value … to accompany EIGE's publications and website, which are gender-sensitive, non-political and engaging. The aim of the …
… The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) envisages awarding a low-value … on how digitalization affects the world of work from a gender perspective in the EU Member States and to link it with EIGE’s Gender Equality Index. This ex-ante publicity is the first …
… diminutive affixes to denote that the referent is female. Gender-sensitive writers should avoid these expressions as they can trivialise women. Example Gender-discriminatory language The usherette helped me to my seat just as the actress came on stage. Gender-sensitive language The usher helped me to my seat just …
… ‘man’ to refer to the experiences of all people. Example Gender-discriminatory language Under the law, all men are equal. Gender-neutral language Under the law, all people are equal. Gender-sensitive language Under the law, all women and men …
… the images we choose to use. A piece of communication is gender-discriminatory if the people within the images are … you use in your communication material do not reinforce gender stereotypes by including a wide mix of people in … of doctors as male and nurses as female. In order to be gender inclusive, it may be a good idea to have more than one …
… Avoid using words which imply a gender connotation to describe an aspect of a person or … Using language in this way is sexist. Do not employ gender stereotypes to describe the way something is or the … Oneinchpunch, Scoring like a girl, Shutterstock Examples Gender-insensitive language Paul’s effeminate handshake did …
… are generalised images about people within a society. A gender stereotype is a preconceived idea where women and men … characteristics and roles determined and limited by their gender. Stereotypes about gender often take one of two forms. One assumes all members …
… the most common stumbling blocks when trying to write in a gender-sensitive manner. It is designed to help you understand the issues which lead to language being gender-discriminatory so that you can recognise gender-discriminatory language when it occurs. Tip: The …
… so you may feel that it is safest to avoid any mention of gender altogether. Indeed, we sometimes recommend gender-neutral expressions as one way of avoiding gender-discriminatory language , i.e. language that fosters …
… Gender-sensitive language Gender-sensitive language is gender equality made manifest through language. Gender equality in language is attained when women and men – …
… words for general references can reflect assumptions about gender roles and influence readers [ source ]. This toolkit is an easy-to-use guide on how to use more gender-sensitive language. This toolkit is one of a series of documents produced by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) to raise awareness of gender-sensitive …
… automation and digitalisation, as well as the degree of gender-equality engagement in the company. The uptake of … of parental leave. They are even less likely to collect gender-segregated data. The daunting task of collecting and … and create resistance in organisations. Yet collecting gender-disaggregated data on the use of a measure is crucial …
… taken to increase the participation and access of women to expression and decision-making in and through the media and new technologies of communication”. On the topic of gender equality and the media, the study focused on women’s …
… Challenges Previous efforts Commitment to mainstreaming gender in the EU Gender mainstreaming has been adopted as a strategy by EU institutions to promote gender equality in policies and programmes and ensure gender …
… The goal of implementing gender mainstreaming is to ensure an output and outcome that contributes to gender equality. To achieve this, the internal mechanisms of … development. This means there is an internal dimension of gender mainstreaming (organisational and personnel …
… Extrinsic motivation Greater gender equality can contribute to tackle future challenges in … term financing of social security systems are related to gender equality. Making an “Economic Case” for gender equality, Smith and Bettio (2008) show: it is possible …
… level, resistance might develop because the subject of gender is often taken as a matter of a person’s identity. … Sometimes people feel uncomfortable with the term gender because their perception of the concept also … is being questioned by institutional processes in which gender patterns both within the organisation and within …