The study has consulted stakeholders and experts, mapped experiences and initiatives in EU Member States directed to increase and improve the participation of women in political decision making as well as to promote gender equality in politics. The process has led to the identification of some relevant and effective practices on competence development, awareness-raising and gender mainstreaming bodies and approaches...
Review of the Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in the EU Member States This publication is part of EIGE’s broader mandate of monitoring EU progress towards gender equality within EU policy framework, specifically in relation to the strategic objectives of the Beijing Platform for Action (acknowledged by the European Council in 1995). The report looks at how Member...
This fact sheet presents some of the key barriers preventing gender equality in decision-making in sports organisations, as well as obstacles to equal participation in sports and coaching, often due to gender stereotypes. Initiatives at the EU and national level to increase equality in sports are highlighted, along with EIGE’s new tools, the online Gender Mainstreaming Platform and Gender Statistics...
This document lays out the approach that EIGE proposes to take over the next four years to support the work of the European institutions and Member States in identifying levels of violence against women and in formulating policies to eradicate it. It forms an intrinsic part of EIGE’s forthcoming Mid-Term Work Programme, which is contingent on the approval of the...