… Relevance of gender in the policy area The European Union (EU) is one of the world’s largest economies, accounting for … 20% of global gross domestic product (GDP). Trading by EU Member States with countries beyond the EU represents 17% of global trade flows. …
… employment gap In all Member States and in most accession countries employment and participation rates for women, even … lower than for men. The employment rate for women in the EU Member States is approximately 62%, versus 75% for men. … relate to their participation in the labour force. In the EU-28 on average in 2012, although women represented 46% of …
… economy is a key economic factor underpinning national and EU development. Investments in green jobs in the energy … poverty is a problem that is on the rise in industrialised countries. When there is an increase in oil and gas prices … proportion of lone-parent households has increased in the EU. Most of these lone-parent households are headed by …
… environment and the coast nature and biodiversity . At EU level environment and climate change, although two … but nevertheless pose challenges and uncertainties for the EU’s economy and society, as well as causing environmental … can be met only by importing the latter from developing countries. This leads to land use changes, which are often …
… in terms of access to goods and services, etc. In all OECD countries, women spend more time on care work (time spent to … (EIGE), the costs of intimate partner violence in the EU amount to €122 billion, with intimate partner violence … a cost of €109 billion (89% of the total). The cost to the EU of gender-based violence against women amounts to €225 …
… Relevance of gender in the policy area The European Union (EU) fisheries sector, the third largest in the world, … tonnes of fish in 2012. About 400,000 people in the EU have a full or part-time job in fishing and fish … almost half of local jobs in some areas. Southern European countries have more jobs in the fisheries sector than …
… different perspectives that are increasingly considered at EU level: professional sport, and sport as a leisure … from 3% in Poland to 43% in Sweden. In the majority of countries the share of women in decision-making positions was … sports coaching is dominated by men. Based on figures in 7 EU Member States, it is estimated that only 20% to 30% of all …
… Tourism is the third largest socio-economic sector in the EU. Research shows that tourism has become one of the main income generators in both developed and developing countries, with business volumes that equal or surpass oil … 70% of all workers in the tourism industry. In 2011, the EU-28 women’s participation in the overall tourism workforce …
… public and intermediate means of transport. Some European countries, in their efforts to mainstream gender into … on this topic. Gender equality policy objectives at eu and international level EU level European Commission Transport policy was included, …
… EIGE is a regulatory agency of the European Union (EU) entrusted with specific objectives envisaged to … and analyses comparable and reliable information at EU level and develops appropriate methodological tools for the integration of gender equality into all EU policies. It fosters the exchange of good practices and …
… during consultations and public dialogue. It gives the EU CSOs a particularly important role in decision-making … Committee involves representatives of the European Union (EU) Member States, the European Women’s Lobby and social … Economic Area/European Free Trade Association (EEA-EFTA) countries, and acceding, candidate and pre-candidate …
… the democratic legitimacy and effectiveness of the EU by enabling civil society organisations from the Member … Besides the institutionalised advisory bodies of the EU, the European Commission interacts with civil society … in all 28 EU Member States and the three candidate countries, as well as to 20 European-wide bodies, …
… Swedish Gender Equality Agency Read more about these countries Position of the body in the governmental hierarchy … women and men are founding values of the European Union (EU), as expressed in Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union. EU legislation on gender equality is legally binding in all …
… national reports on female genital mutilation, covering EU-27 and Croatia. This is one of the products developed by … situation and trends of female genital mutilation in 27 EU Member States (MS) and Croatia’. Databases Good practices …
… opportunity for a graduate who is either a national of an EU member state or an EFTA country. The traineeship shall be … (EET). EIGE is a regulatory agency of the European Union (EU) entrusted with specific objectives related to the … good practices and dialogue between stakeholders and raise EU citizen awareness of this policy area by providing …