… gender roles glorified while questioning the need for women's financial independence . EIGE’s new report ‘Financial … into why financial independence remains critical for women and men. And what we need to focus on to understand and …
… Delivering the first outcomes of EIGE’s Strategic Foresight workshops to the European Commission … and even historical gains for gender equality. Such as the Women on Corporate Boards Directive and the EU's accession to … clear that strategic foresight was to play a central role in EIGE's work, moving forward as a standard practice. …
… and advocacy for domestic and home care in the EU, EIGE’s Director, Carlien Scheele gave an address at the Domestic … care. Because of lockdown, fathers took on a more active role at home and engaged more in childcare. At least this is … to think about how we can give around 7.7 million European women who are out of employment because of care …
… if we do not achieve gender equality by presenting EIGE’s research on how we can overcome these remaining challenges … throughout human history. Gender norms, ideas about how women and men should be and act, are internalised early in … will advance gender equality. This is where the important role played by trade unions come in. Trade unions across the …
… EIGE's Director Carlien Scheele delivered this speech at an event … of the European Union on 5 March 2021. With International Women’s Day just around the corner, and the EU set to roll … because of the pandemic. Adult education will play a major role in helping them to reskill and reintegrate into the …
… EIGE's Director Carlien Scheele delivered this speech at a press … Action (BPfA) – a milestone in the worldwide struggle for women’s empowerment. Signed by 189 countries in 1995, it [the … women online and discourage them from taking a prominent role in public life. For example, around 4 in 10 journalists …
… The gender pay gap reveals the different realities that women and men face in their professional and personal lives. Today, women across the EU earn on average, 16% less per hour than … financial cost of having a family falls heavily on women’s shoulders. These findings are from a new report published …
… are still embedded in our society. Even if laws treats women and men as equals, women still do not have equal access to and control over … what happens when existing gender inequalities in women’s and men’s economic, political and social position are not …
… affect the living conditions and access to resources for women and men. This effect is known as ‘gender impact’. An … the intervention could have on the effective equality of women and men. On one hand, such analysis should try to … men change? If yes, what will be the changes? Will women’s perception of security be improved? If yes, what will be …
… gender impact of any initiative: 1. Participation of women and men The impact will be considered positive when a … the expected result should be a balanced representation of women and men (no less than 40% for each sex) or, … economy, employment, culture, etc.), and increasing men’s participation in domestic duties and care work. Finally, it …
… Conclusions must be formulated in terms of the impacts on women and men within the target group(s). Furthermore, proposals should be put forward that will … This measures could be related to: promoting the access of women in sectors where they are under-represented; promoting …
… mainstreaming as a top-down approach, the executive staff’s responsibility is to create accountability and ensure that … society organisations with gender expertise . Feminist and women’s organisations are a priority, as they can contribute … an honest appraisal of the inequalities in the lives that women and men lead, a recognition of the consequences of …
… assessment is integrated within the European Commission’s impact assessment system . Indeed, the Commission does not … gender neutral, but in practice has a different impact on women and men, for example due to differences in the … above, gender equality bodies should play a relevant role together with gender experts from the different fields. …
… assessment implementation by establishing that the Catalan Women’s Institute would be in charge of elaborating the gender … out gender impact assessment, in which the Catalan Women’s Institute, as the central gender equality body at the …
… professional and employer-related interests of Sweden’s 290 municipalities, 18 county councils and 2 regions. In … members provide services of equal worth to girls and boys, women and men, and to ensure an equal distribution of … outcome of activities in terms of goal achievements for women and men. And only through a constant demand for …