EIGE's publications
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Energy
Access to energy affects women and men differently. Increasing women’s participation in the field of energy also has the potential to stimulate sustainable economic growth.<br />
18 Gruodis 2019 -
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship is crucial in creating jobs, innovation and growth. Interest in women’s entrepreneurship has grown among scholars and policymakers. Women’s entrepeneurship is about gender equality, empowerment and social inclusion, but also relates to economic growth and poverty reduction.
18 Gruodis 2019 -
Environment and climate change
Gender is relevant in all areas of environmental policy. Gender relations between women and men and girls and boys have an impact on who controls environmental resources. Gender is particularly relevant in climate protection policies.
18 Gruodis 2019 -
Health
Health policy needs to adequately explore and address the combination of social and biological sources of differences in women’s and men’s health. An understanding of the interaction between sex and gender in the development and management of health can be beneficial in terms of prevention, intervention and outcome.
18 Gruodis 2019 -
Economic and financial affairs
The promotion of gender equality can help unleash the talents of women, which has been proven to contribute to sustainable economic growth. There has been an increased focus on gender equality in economic and fiscal policies over the past decade, in particular in taxation, social security and labour market regulation.
18 Gruodis 2019 -
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.
18 Gruodis 2019 -
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.
05 Gruodis 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.
05 Gruodis 2019 -
Digital agenda, Employment
Getting more women into ICT would reduce the persistent gender-pay gap in the labour market, which is partly due to a disproportionate amount of women concentrated in modestly paid jobs such as teaching and care-work.
29 Lapkritis 2019 -
Digital agenda, Employment
90 % of ICT professionals say they appreciate their working time arrangements. Our good practices highlight some of the most effective work-life balance measures ICT companies are implementing across the EU.
29 Lapkritis 2019 -
Violence
Police officers play a leading role in reducing violence against women by an intimate partner. They are often the first authority victims turn to for protection, especially in countries where police are trusted. Risk assessment and risk management strategies are two vital steps that ensure the immediate safety of victims and prevent further violence.
18 Lapkritis 2019 -
ViolenceA guide to risk assessment and risk management of intimate partner violence against women for police
The police play a leading role in reducing violence against women by an intimate partner. When women experience violence, they usually turn to the police before any other authority for protection. Risk assessment and risk management are two vital steps that police officers can take to ensure the immediate and ongoing safety and well-being of those affected by intimate partner violence.
18 Lapkritis 2019