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
Albania and Montenegro release their own Gender Equality Indices … higher than the EU average of 51.9. This reflects the high representation of women in political and economic bodies. … Type News article
Highlights of the Gender Equality Index 2019 … to increase the gender balance in parliaments, women’s representation has improved since the application of a quota. … Type Toolkit page
North Macedonia publishes its own Gender Equality Index … by a 17-year-old gender quota. There is also a solid representation of women in decision-making positions in … Type News article
Lifelong learning … PL, SK) the rates were below 5 % (Figure 66). Women’s over-representation in lifelong learning shrinks or disappears in … Type Toolkit page
Flexible working arrangements … duties. For example, despite women’s disproportionate representation in part-time employment in the EU, with … Type Toolkit page
Limited opportunities for women to influence social and cultural decision-making … Women’s representation in decision-making in research, media and … in the EU stagnated at the 2015 level of 40 %, while their representation in this role in the 10 most popular Olympic … Type Toolkit page
More women in decision-making but still a long way to go … have the least gender balance, with the largest over-representation of men in political, economic and social … Type Toolkit page
6. Domain of power … spheres. The sub-domain of political power examines the representation of women and men in national parliaments, … Type Toolkit page
Legislative quotas can be strong drivers for gender balance in boardrooms … have just 15 % women on boards and the level of female representation has only increased by less than 3 pp since … Type News article Topics Economic and financial affairs Entrepreneurship
Achieving gender-balance in national parliaments would take another 12 years … Malta and Hungary, fewer than 20 % of members are women. Representation of women in national parliaments improved … Type News article Topics Regional policy
Toolbox for planning work-life balance measures in ICT companies Type Toolkit page Topics Digital agenda Employment
Step 4: Design a solid implementation plan … balance measures. The project aims to increase female representation in management positions. Following positive … Type Toolkit page Topics Digital agenda Employment