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
Apply to become our Seconded National Expert: Gender-based Violence! The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) 1 invites applications with a view to establishing a reserve list for the post of Seconded National Expert (SNE) – Gender-Based Violence (GBV). The registration of applications will begin on 5 April 2024 and will close on 13 May 2024 at 13:30 Eastern European Time (EET). The Institute Based in Vilnius, Lithuania, EIGE... Type Seconded national experts Ref. number EIGE/2024/SNE/GBV Published date 03 Apr 2024 Closing date 13 May 2024, 13:30 Europe/Vilnius
An ambitious future for Europe's women after COVID-19: mental load, gender equality in teleworking and unpaid care work after the pandemic Type News article Topics Employment Health
The economy of the future: How can the EU ensure gender equality? … will be future taxpayers, financing many of our pensions. No wonder then, that the value of unpaid care work … Type News article Topics Digital agenda Economic and financial affairs Employment Health
Connecting and disconnecting and work-life balance … called ‘normal times’. The gender pay gap, women’s lower pensions…it’s all linked to the fact that women shoulder the … Type News article Topics Employment
Gender equality and socio-economic consequences of the COVID-19 crisis … interruptions to provide care leave women with far lower pensions than men across the EU. Unpaid work is a major … Type News article Topics Economic and financial affairs Employment
Beyond the Beijing Declaration: Assessment and main challenges … affecting single women (especially older women with low pensions), lone mothers and female headed households. Can you … Type News article Topics Digital agenda Economic and financial affairs Employment Environment and climate change Justice Violence
Single women, particularly in old age, are at highest risk of poverty … having decreased from 35 % in 2010 to 30 % in 2018 [2] . Pensions are the most important source of income for older … hardship in old age as they cannot rely on survivor pensions or the income of a partner (European Parliament, … Type Toolkit page
Earnings and income equality still out of reach … earnings from work and mean equivalised net income (from pensions, investments, benefits and any other source in … Type Toolkit page
Thematic focus … efforts to reduce gender gaps in employment, pay and pensions to prevent old-age poverty and social exclusion, … Type Toolkit page