… – France: Constitutional law on equality between women and men The constitutional law of 8 July 1999 on … increase in the number of women elected. Source : EIGE’s collection of good practices on gender mainstreaming … Conservative-held seats. The programme played an active role in recruiting new women members and providing them with …
… Agora (2014). Enhancing women’s representation in parliamentary institutions – The … Online. European Commission – DG Justice (2012). The role of men in gender equality . European strategies and …
… negative consequences for the state of equality between women and men. Gender budgeting : A gender-based assessment … down by sex) or to qualitative indicators (based on women’s and men’s experiences, attitudes, opinions and feelings). … parliament can ensure a balance of power and assert its role as the defender of people’s interests. Voluntary quota …
… the European level through the analysis of the presence, role and positions of women and men across the organisation. Furthermore, the tool … speakers, dedicated gender equality bodies, women’s caucuses, political parties and other stakeholders who have …
… which has dramatically changed the everyday lives of both women and men. We also aim to highlight the human dimension … to the surface the crucial differences of how they affect women and men”, says Virginija Langbakk, Director of EIGE. The JHA network has an important role to play in Europe. The work of the nine agencies helps …
… Drug Addiction (EMCDDA); Ladislav Hamran, European Union’s Judicial Cooperation Unit (EUROJUST); Virginija Langbakk, … of the JHA agencies have joined the Campaign and in their role as Ambassadors, and pledge never to tolerate or remain silent about violence against women. Men and boys wearing the white ribbon declare that …
… Violence against women is a much bigger problem than the statistics show. … speak out and calls on politicians to act as responsible role models in preventing and combating sexual harassment. … in violence prevention because gender equality is everyone’s responsibility”, said Vilija Blinkevicute, Chair of the EU …
… growth and better career opportunities, especially for women. One of the main challenges is that girls and boys tend … such as computing (87.5%) and engineering (83.1%), while women hold the majority of degrees in social services (81.6%) … limiting their potential”, said Virginija Langbakk, EIGE’s director. The gender gaps in higher education carry on to …
… of the vast inequalities within a few selected groups of women and men based on age, disability, family status, … Joanna Maycock , Secretary General, European Women’s Lobby 11:00–11:30 Coffee break 11:30–13:00 PANEL DEBATE How … the administrative and operational structures. Her leading role includes developing and implementing the Institute's …
… Gender budgeting is a strategy to achieve equality between women and men by focusing on how public resources are … budget preparation; to advance gender equality and women’s rights. Read more about the purpose of gender budgeting … and ability are matched. Civil society has an important role to play in ensuring that governments are held …
… binding instrument dedicated to combating violence against women. Violence against women is rooted in the unequal power … at all levels of society ” says Virginija Langbakk, EIGE's Director. In this context, the European Institute for … commitment to take all necessary actions to fulfil its role in this respect. The Council of Europe Convention on …
… stakeholder consultation promotes the participation of women and men in the policymaking process to ensure that … the advancement of women’ as a basis for enhancing women’s equality. This includes the objective to: ‘promote and … and gender mainstreaming at national level. It plays a key role in shaping the EU’s gender-equality agenda [14]. The …
… data and reflect the realities of the lives of women and men and policy issues relating to gender. Data collected and tabulated separately for women and men. They allow for the measurement of differences … relations and inequalities in society. Check out EIGE’s Gender Statistics …
… to their work. Job Description Profile Violence against women is one of the critical areas of concern of the Beijing … one of the main areas addressed by the European Commission’s Strategic engagement for gender equality 2016-2019. It is … area; contribute to the improvement of the Institute’srole as a one-stop-shop for information on GBV in the EU. …
… analysis identifies the differences between and among women and men in terms of their relative position in society … policies, programmes and projects; promoting women’s participation and engagement in community, political and … in the main institutions in the sector; identify the role of women in management at the local and national levels …
… power relations, the participation and representation of women and men in all their diversity, the access and control … the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) [6] , the EU’s financial regulations [7] and some sector-specific funds. Evaluation plays a significant role in ensuring strong accountability and transparency in EU …