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  • Grey literature on justice

    It is essential that there is gender equality in the justice field. Access to justice is a fundamental human right and an integral aspect of the rule of law.

  • Grey literature on maritime affairs and fisheries

    Women play a key role in most fishing communities and make a significant contribution to the industry. However, they remain largely invisible and their roles are not always acknowledged at the community level.

  • Grey literature on poverty

    Gender differences and inequalities between women and men are a major feature of social exclusion and poverty. A range of interrelated factors explain this, namely: the gender pay and pension gap, care burden/work–life balance, social exclusion and violence against women. Women suffer more than men from certain types of poverty. Even more at risk are women living alone, migrant women...

  • Grey literature on regional policy

    The EU’s regional policy is an investment policy that targets all regions and cities in the European Union. The policy aims to tackle economic, social and territorial disparities between EU regions. Gender equality is addressed in the objectives of the European Structural and Investment funds. It relates to promoting economic development and pursuing women’s empowerment.

  • Grey literature on research

    European research still shows a significant underrepresentation of women, particularly in the ‘hard sciences’ and in leadership positions. Highly skilled women in the EU are left out, which is a considerable loss of talent. Gender equality in research is therefore not only about fairness, but also necessary to fill gaps in the EU’s labour market.

  • Grey literature on sport

    The social construction of femininity and masculinity plays a key role in sport. However, sport can also be used as a means to achieve gender equality through the promotion of values such as fair play, non-discrimination and teamwork. It can also be used to increase opportunities for girls.

  • Grey literature on the digital agenda

    The digital revolution has brought both opportunities and challenges. The European Union’s digital agenda strategy aims to ensure that digital technologies are used to stimulate Europe’s economy and benefit citizens and businesses. However, there are several gender gaps in the digital field. Fewer women than men have access to the internet and women are also less likely to participate in...

  • Grey literature on tourism

    Little attention has been paid to how the tourism industry impacts women and men differently. However, tourism presents both opportunities and challenges for women and must subsequently be examined through a gender lens.

  • Grey literature on transport

    Transport facilitates access to the labour market, healthcare and education. It is essential to improve the welfare of individuals and households. Transport is not gender neutral and must be examined using a gender lens.

  • Factsheet: Gender equality in parliaments across the EU and the European Parliament in 2019

    Between April and June 2019, EIGE collected information to complete the general version of the tool for the national parliaments of all 28 EU Member States and the European Parliament, based on publicly available data. Information was collected across five areas, each dedicated to measuring a specific aspect of gender sensitivity in parliaments. The main findings for each of these...

  • Gender equality in national parliaments across the EU and the European Parliament

    2019 results from EIGE’s Gender-sensitive Parliaments tool This report assesses gender sensitivity of national parliaments in the European Union and the European Parliament. The report draws on EIGE’s Gender-sensitive Parliaments tool, which is part of EIGE’s Gender Mainstreaming Platform. Specifically, the assessment is based on the general version of the tool (shorter questionnaire focused on political functions relying mostly on...