Every woman deserves to be safe. But one in three women still experience violence in the EU. Every woman deserves to BE safe everywhere
Join us for the second Gender Equality Forum 10-11 December 2024! The countdown is on for the second edition of the Gender Equality Forum! As EU’s gender equality agency, we are looking forward to working with the current and future leaders of Europe. Together, backed by our strong evidence, we will explore new ways to make gender equality a reality - 24 hours a day, seven days a week. At work...
Words Matter: Our new guide on gender-inclusive language and communication Language and communication play a pivotal role in shaping our attitudes and behaviours and norms in society. They hold significant potential for not only supporting but also promoting gender equality. This guide is designed to offer a broad and practical approach to using language and communication effectively to support gender equality. The aim is to strengthen the focus on both... Section Publications
Financial Independence and Gender Equality: Joining the dots between income, wealth, and power This report presents evidence on gender inequalities in financial independence in the EU, with a particular focus on how financial independence has been defined and measured. It also presents evidence on the impact of tax–benefit systems in EU Member States on gender inequalities in financial independence and explores consequences associated with financial dependence, including economic violence. The report finds that... Topics Economic and financial affairs Employment Poverty Violence Publication date 06 May 2024
Good practices on gender mainstreaming in the European Green Deal: Towards a more gender-equal and greener Europe Climate change is one of the greatest environmental and development challenges facing the world today, and it has critical impacts on human rights and inequalities, including gender equality. To overcome these challenges, in 2019 the EU launched the European Green Deal (EGD) strategy, which sets out targets of no net emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050 and economic growth decoupled... Topics Economic and financial affairs Employment Environment and climate change Regional policy Publication date 18 Oct 2024
Gender-responsive evaluation for a sustainable future for all The GREENA step-by-step toolkit provides practical know-how to assess gender impacts and the implementation of gender-responsive evaluation of EU policies and programmes. The toolkit has been contextualised to support the evaluation of the European Green Deal policies with a gender perspective, given its relevance as a current EU priority and the urgency to ensure a gender-responsive green transition. Section Gender mainstreaming
How you can help build a safer Europe for young women: Addressing violence against women at the Gender Equality Forum Every woman deserves to be and feel safe in the European Union. Yet young women are at higher risk of gender-based violence, according to new research from Eurostat, the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) and EIGE. Topics Digital agenda Youth Violence Publication date 29 Nov 2024
Download the key results of the EU gender-based violence survey This report presents, for the first time, selected key results of the EU gender-based violence survey based on data from all 27 Member States. Across the EU-27, 114 023 women were interviewed about their experiences. The report focuses on the prevalence of various forms of violence against women in the EU. The EU gender-based violence survey also collected specific data... Topics Violence Publication date 25 Nov 2024