… in the EU of area K of the Beijing Platform for Action: Women and the Environment. Gender Equality and Climate Change … Group on Gender Mainstreaming . One of its main focuses is women’s participation in climate change related decision … in scientific and technical fields. The report shows that women are hit harder by the effects of climate change but …
… Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) shows that more women are needed in climate change decision making to respond … report introduces the first EU indicators in the area of women and environment. On 21 June, the Employment, Social … Equality and Climate Change” EIGE concludes that even if women are hit harder by the effects of climate change, their …
… Five documentation centres and libraries specialising in women and gender issues are joining efforts with the European … – Aletta E-Quality, institute for gender equality and women’s history in Amsterdam, Amazone – Resource Centre for Equality between Women and Men in Brussels, Cid-Femmes – Centre d’Information …
… FGM under national actions plans on violence against women and/or gender equality. Ten Member States have … Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence enters into force, it will become …
… talk about the female face of climate change, why women drive smaller cars and the way to solve the climate crisis Ms Carlsson-Kanyama, can women solve the climate crisis? Oh, I would like to say yes, … this of course hasn’t been proven. But we know that women today are not empowered enough and we have evidence …
… Written by Shila Meyer-Behjat Many acknowledge the brunt women bear when it comes to the effects of global warming. … for Gender Equality (EIGE) highlights just how little women have been involved: On average, they hold just about … slowly started to be recognised by the general public. “ Women play an important role in environmental management and …
… Aletta E-Quality – institute for gender equality and women‘s history in Amsterdam Amazone – Resource Centre for Equality between Women and Men in Brussels Cid-femmes – Centre d‘Information … Gender-based violence, in all its forms, affects mostly women. It reflects and reinforces inequalities between women …
… and 91.1% of executive board members are men, while women make up 15% and 8.9% respectively. Despite an intense … years: an incremental average increase of the number of women on boards of just 0.6 percentage points per year has …
… International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25 November) and the 16 Days of Activism Against … Equality (EIGE) shows that domestic violence against women remains widespread and under-reported, and that victims … by public services. Insufficient specialised services for women victims of violence and the absence of mandatory …
… “Across Europe, around 1 in 5 women have suffered physical violence at least once in their … 10 have suffered forced sexual violence. Violence against women is the most brutal manifestation of gender inequality … of the International Day for Eliminating Violence against Women …
… Today the European Business Schools Women on Boards Initiative is migrating their 'Global Board Ready Women' list of 8000 women into an online database. The women on this list all …
… Equality between women and men is a fundamental value of the European Union … in its policy document “The Roadmap for Equality between Women and Men 2006-2010” and in the Action Plan of the Commission Strategy for Equality between Women and Men 2010-2015 that followed. To implement these, …
… researchers and experts on this issue. While countless women in the European Union continue to be affected by … and comparable data on different types of violence against women in the EU. …
… Across Europe, women are more likely not to be equally represented in media top management and editorial board. Even women have managerial and decision making roles, still this doesn’t guarantee gender equality balanced news. Women are also more likely not to be used as experts in …
… and most difficult to combat forms of violence against women and girls. The main objectives of the study are to fill … FGM among professionals who are in contact with girls and women at risk of FGM and victims of FGM is insufficient. The … genital mutilation is a violation of the human rights of women and girls and a cruel form of gender-based violence. …
… to learn about the Institute’s work and the situation of women and men in the European Union. Among topics discussed … of the Gender Equality Index which indicate gaps between women and men in Finland in the selected domains of the …