Health
From reproductive issues to life expectancy, women and men experience health and health care differently. Although the healthcare works-force is predominantly composed of women, they tend to occupy low-status positions, while men continue to hold the top decision-making posts. European health policy seeks to meet the different needs of women and men patients.
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- Web pageHealth
Every citizen in the EU faces the potential risk of contracting Covid-19....
- PublicationHealth
Gender stereotypes and socioeconomic inequalities continue to impact on access use of preventative a...
- PublicationHealth
Health policy needs to adequately explore and address the combination of social and biological sourc...
- PublicationDigital agenda, Health, Justice, Migration, Youth, Violence
The Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) agencies' network is made up of nine EU agencies working on ...
- PublicationEconomic and financial affairs, Education, Employment, Health, Poverty, Sport, Violence
“United in diversity” has been the motto of the European Union (EU) since the new millennium....
- Web pageDigital agenda, Health, Justice, Youth, Violence
Find all our videos on gender-based violence on this page....
- NaujienosHealth, Youth, Violence
Between 39 % to 57 % of girls originating from FGM-practising countries who live in Malta are at ris...
- NaujienosHealth, Youth, Violence
Ahead of the international day of zero tolerance for female genital mutilation, the European Institu...
- PublicationEducation, Employment, Health
This factsheet looks at how the intersection between gender and disability affects women and men in ...
- NaujienosEmployment, Poverty, Economic and financial affairs, Education, Health, Violence, Sport
Our Gender Equality Index country factsheets are now online....