… 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 …
… and services that respond to the different needs of women and men. Definition and purpose Gender awareness … [2]. Gender awareness raising plays an important role in informing women and men about gender equality, the … it enables them to create interventions that address women’s and men’s priorities and needs [6] (Read more on EIGE’s …
… EIGE has recently taken over the European Commission’s database on women and men in decision-making. The data will complement … such as employment, education and health. The number of women holding decision-making positions has been gradually …
… construction of femininity and masculinity plays a key role in influencing behaviours and approaches. A number of practical barriers to women’s participation in sport still exist. Further information …
… Gender plays a specific role both in the incidence and the prevalence of specific … and cultural factors that affect the behaviour of women and men and their access to health services. Further information Health on EIGE's Gender Mainstreaming platform EIGE's Gender Mainstreaming …
… Entrepreneurship plays an important role in creating jobs, innovation and growth. Against this backdrop, interest in women’s entrepreneurship has grown among scholars and policymakers. …
… are owned by men. However, in most fishing communities women play a key role and make significant contributions to the industry. … Further information Maritime affairs and fisheries on EIGE's Gender Mainstreaming platform EIGE's Gender Mainstreaming …
… most widespread activities in the world and has a crucial role in food production, environmental protection, landscape … a gender point of view, there are significant gaps between women and men. Further information Agriculture and rural development on EIGE's Gender Mainstreaming platform EIGE's Gender Mainstreaming …
… reinforce them. For example, through textbooks which show women working in traditional roles, such as nurses and … specific characteristics, roles and behaviours to women and men according to their gender. Gender stereotypes … experiences. For the complete definition see EIGE’s Glossary and Thesaurus . Roles start forming at school …
… (ICT). It provides orientation modules that allow women to explore careers in different computing professions, … and it is of the utmost importance to facilitate women’s access to these professions. The objective of Interface3 is … work and in the training programmes. They play a crucial role in the recruitment of the trainees. Interface3 has, …
… 2015, the Rotterdam-based Cleo-Patria Foundation set up 14 women’s studios to create a safe meeting place and learning … effect for their families where the women offered new role models. A number of studios also set up men’s groups for …
… on different aspects of gender, including violence against women, stalking, sexual harassment and other sexual offences. … the comprehensive Danish register data play an important role. Danish national register structure and the importance … potential lethal violence threats of violence. The victim’s personal identification number is composed of the date of …
… objective of Swedish gender equality policy is that women and men are to have the same power to shape society and their own lives. One of the 4 sub-goals is that men's violence against women must stop. Counteracting men’s … (Brottsförebyggande rådet BRÅ) plays an important role by producing Sweden’s official crime statistics. The …
… Gender equality discussions often engage mainly women, but actually men have a crucial role to play. In order to achieve gender equality, we need … use their potential”, explains Virginija Langbakk, EIGE’s Director. “This does not mean that the focus on the …