… how digitalisation and the Covid-19 pandemic have affected women and men in their working lives. We will shed light on … groups that may face additional disadvantages, such as women with disabilities or women from migrant and ethnic backgrounds, when data is …
… ages. Most professionals in the formal care sector are women and their working conditions are often very demanding. … shortage of home-based long-term care services mean that women often pick up the burden of unpaid care at home. This … incomes, low qualifications, migrants and ethnic minority women have more difficulties accessing long-term care …
… lockdowns have been a sad reminder that, across the world, women frequently face the most danger from people they know. … varies across Member States Data for the number of women victims of intimate partner femicide (see Figure 1), is … highest comparability. However, data for the number of women victims of economic intimate partner violence (see …
… a gender-sensitive way. This can include the provision of women interpreters and specialised referral and care upon … institutions in their efforts to make equality between women and men a reality. It provides specific expertise and …
… edition of the Index show gaps among different groups of women and men. Depending on a person’s age, education, … For example, in the Czech Republic, only 9 % of women with disabilities have a tertiary degree, compared to 19 % of women without disabilities and in the Netherlands, 28 % of …
… to end the practice to be successful. In the EU today, women from FGM-practicing countries continue to seek asylum. … health practitioners and teachers) who are in contact with women asylum seekers from these countries are properly … mutilation. These people are in a good positon to spot women and girls at risk and provide support to those who have …
… Yes it is. It is estimated that 180,000 girls and women are at risk of female genital mutilation in the EU each … of gender-based violence that directly affects girls’ and women's health. It leaves deep psychological and physical …
… The Women Inspiring Europe 2011 Calendar features Comfort Momoh … only midwife in the UK to carry out special procedures on women who have suffered from Female Genital Mutulation (FGM). …
… 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 …
… 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, …
… 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. …