… with robust data, ” said FRA Director Morten Kjaerum. “ Gender-based violence against women is a brutal manifestation … of women's lives and remains one of the most pervasive gender inequalities of our time, ” said EIGE Director … across the EU. In parallel, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has mapped administrative data sources …
… women as a human rights violation, and as a specific gender-related form of violence linked to the discrimination … The 2011 Council Conclusions on the European Pact for Gender Equality for the period 2011–2020 reaffirm the EU's commitment to closing gender gaps in employment, education and social protection, …
… The Gender Equality Index provides a comprehensive measure of gender equality, tailored to fit the EU policy context. … the importance of cohesion across EU Member States, the Gender Equality Index ensures that higher gender equality …
… Europe Read more about female genital mutilation in EIGE’s Gender Equality Glossary and Thesaurus Female genital … Some Member States have seen an increase in this form of gender-based violence due to migration of people from … FGM, the EU needs a comprehensive strategy, based on a gender-sensitive and human-rights approach, which empowers …
… city of Vantaa in Finland has provided basic training on gender equality for its staff (directors, experts, planners, … in service delivery, for example on how to develop gender sensitiveness. The provision of hands-on, tailored … it to provide better services at lower cost. Gender pay gap Vantaa is a municipality on the outskirts of Helsinki …
… county administrative boards (Länsstyrelser ) to entrench gender mainstreaming in the ESF and the projects it supports … It was based on a survey which showed that although gender mainstreaming was an obligatory part of all ESF … levels. At the project level, a considerable knowledge gap has been identified, which limits the effectiveness of …
… step-by-step framework to help companies think about gender equality in their workforces, particularly in relation … encourage companies to: Think: identify any issues around gender equality Act: take action to fix those issues Report: … market and goes some way towards addressing the gender pay gap. At the same time it should be noted that there continues …
… at a very low level in Malta. It was initiated by the Gender Unit of the national Employment and Training … Corporation and was embedded in national policy on gender equality, with funding from the European Social Fund … to challenge traditional stereotypes, reduce the care gap and promote men’s active role in the family, with a view …
… of women in its organisation and found a widespread gender imbalance. While women make up 42% of its workforce, … this situation, in 2012 the ORF introduced a six-year gender equality plan. It aims to promote gender equality and … 2011 and 2012. Internal monitoring reveals gendergap In Austria, gender imbalances in access to expression …
… The British media suffers from significant and persistent gender gaps. A study conducted in 2011[1] counted the number … The study also showed that all national papers had large gender gaps in their byline averages, with the politically … has 30,000 members, 40% of whom are women. It has a gender mainstreaming strategy which includes organising …
… for equal representation The UK shows considerable gender gaps in the media in terms of women’s representation … The study also showed that all national papers had large gender gaps in their by-line averages with the Daily Mail and … Mentoring for 20 women every year In order to redress the gender imbalances found in the film and television industry, …
… In brief KVINFO is the Danish Centre for Information on Gender, Equality and Diversity. In 1997 it launched its … public debate on the topic. The general assumption is that gender equality has already been achieved, and ethnicity is … provide evidence for the existence of a gender pay gap among journalists and of gender imbalances in access to …
… The slow road to equality In Germany a significant gendergap still exists in the media – both in the representation of … job, it is another man that follows. Thanks to the last Gender Media Monitoring Project (GMMP 2010) we have learned …
… hard news sections. It has helped journalists to take a gender perspective when reporting the news, and established CELEM as an expert source of information on gender. This feeds into the global objective of improving the … in Spanish boardrooms. As these figures show, the main gap concerns the lack of women in management. This absence of …
… a lot of progress has been made in France in terms of gender equality, significant gender gaps persist including a 20% gender pay gap, horizontal and vertical segregation, and an …
… least €41.2m. Going for Growth has led the way in reducing gender inequalities, as it addresses the gendergap in Irish business by emphasising that women can not only …
… Valtava Programme, a national development programme for gender mainstreaming that has been established within the … female entrepreneurial potential and thus narrowing the gendergap in enterprise development among highly educated people in …