… Europe has made fragile gains in gender equality. But big losses are emerging as a result of the … Carlien Scheele Director, European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) …
… Main findings The Gender Equality Index score for the EU is 68.0 points out of 100 [1] … in total since 2010. Even that minimal progress on gender equality is threatened by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Overall progress in gender equality between 2010 and 2019 was largely driven by advances …
… in the labour force underlines the fragility of gender equality progress and the intractability of the challenge … Consequently, uncertainty remains as to what extent gender equality progress or regress should be attributed to such … the fact that progress in meeting a series of gender equality challenges has come to a standstill. For example, …
… and Tertilt, M. (2020). The Impact of COVID-19 on Gender Equality (w26947). Retrieved from Cambridge, MA: … London: Palgrave Macmillan UK. EIGE. (2013). Gender Equality Index - Main findings. Retrieved from https://eige.europa.eu/publications/gender-equality-index-main-findings EIGE. (2015). Gender gap in …
… health was designated the thematic focus of the Gender Equality Index 2021 prior to the pandemic, COVID-19 has led … 2020; JAHEE; WHO, 2008, 2019e) All domains of the Gender Equality Index have direct or indirect linkages to health … Member States achieve this goal. In 2020, the EU gender equality strategy reaffirmed the commitment to integrate a …
… stereotyping is a key pillar of the 2020–2025 EU gender equality strategy [1] . The EU strategy on victims’ rights … violence is considered an additional domain of the Gender Equality Index. Its particular status stems from conceptual … and health. Therefore, it has an essential place in gender equality debates and monitoring. However, the domain of …
… 2019). The action plan recognises the need for gender equality of access to long-term care services, healthy … requires a multidisciplinary approach. The EU gender equality strategy has reaffirmed this commitment to … of health measures three health-related aspects of gender equality: health status, health behaviour and access to …
… In terms of progress on gender equality in key decision-making positions in major political, … and social institutions, the EU is only halfway towards equality (European Commission, 2021a). Although the domain of … to the longer-term ramifications of COVID-19 on gender equality (EIGE, 2021c). Political representation and access …
… spend their time is a fundamental aspect of gender equality. The amount of time spent in paid work, rest and … aim to change the status quo. The EU 2020–2025 gender equality strategy identifies closing gender gaps in caring … targets) were restated in the European pact for gender equality (2011–2020) and referred to in the Europe 2020 …
… work, money and power domains, and is essential for gender equality. Educational attainment continues to steadily … careers, including teaching. The 2020–2025 EU gender equality strategy stresses the importance of addressing … (Cutler and Lleras-Muney, 2007). Footnotes [1] The Gender Equality Index indicator on women’s and men’s participation …
… EU policies tackle the important nexus between gender equality, work and work-related dimensions of our lives. Key objectives of the EU’s 2020–2025 gender equality strategy (European Commission, 2020b) include …
… reversed years of progress on women’s rights and gender equality – and exposed serious challenges. We are living not … the European Commission presented its 2020–2025 gender equality strategy. Although developed before the pandemic, it … crisis areas and commits to the inclusion of a gender equality perspective in all EU policy areas. The recovery and …
… faced by women politicians, with those working on gender equality issues often singled out for attack. One study of … ). [2] EIGE’s Gender Equality Index shows that gender inequality is most severe in the domain of power, with the equality score only passing the halfway mark in 2019. [3] …