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Definition of gender sensitivity

Aim of understanding and taking account of the societal and cultural factors involved in gender-based exclusion and discrimination in the most diverse spheres of public and private life. 

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2 gender statistics indicators found

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Gender Statistics Database
  • Gender and intersecting inequalities in access to health services

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    Toolkit page
  • Gender-based violence amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic

    … lack of comparable administrative or prevalence data on gender-based violence makes it difficult to capture the extent of any increase in gender-based violence during the pandemic. Since it began, … during the pandemic’s first wave. No EU Member State had a gender-sensitive disaster plan in place to address possible …

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    Toolkit page
  • Inequalities heighten the risk of violence against women

    … (politicians, lawyers, activists, etc.), are victims of gender-based cyber-harassment (European Parliament, 2018, … population. This highlights the importance of having gender-sensitive asylum procedures in place to prevent FGM … 2021b). The study also demonstrates the need to strengthen sensitivity to intersecting inequalities, including through …

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    Toolkit page
  • COVID-19 exacerbates women’s economic vulnerability and hardship

    … as well as their disproportionate burden of care duties. Gender-sensitive recovery needs to address the gender pay gap by promoting equal share of care … members of  couple, hence explaining the absence of gender gap for couples. Income gaps are more difficult to …

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    Toolkit page
  • Thematic focus: health

    … Gender inequalities in health Gender differences in health status Overall, women tend to … of discrimination and issues related to cultural sensitivity and a lack of gender sensitivity. The cost of medical services as a barrier to …

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    Toolkit page
  • References

    … J., and Tertilt, M. (2020). The Impact of COVID-19 on Gender Equality (w26947). Retrieved from Cambridge, MA: … Systematic Review of the Discrimination Against Sexual and Gender Minority in Health Care Settings. International … C., Albani, V., and Franklin, P. (2020). COVID-19 and the gender health paradox. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, …

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    Toolkit page
  • Conclusions

    … Gender inequalities in health The conditions in which women … men live, work and spend their time affect their health. Gender and other factors, such as age, education, ethnicity, … and women’s poorer mental well-being reflect the effect of gender inequality and gendered norms on health by leading to …

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    Toolkit page
  • Thematic focus

    … Although health was designated the thematic focus of the Gender Equality Index 2021 prior to the pandemic, COVID-19 … outcomes. This focus aims to bring together evidence on gender inequalities as a determinant of health and to explore … roles. The focus also touches upon other broad causes of gender inequality, such as economic and public policy …

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    Toolkit page
  • Domain of health

    … Significant gender inequalities persist in the EU in all areas, despite … and self-assessed health status. There are also large gender differences in health-impacting behaviour. Men tend to … and dental care also reveals disparities, especially when gender is analysed with other social factors such as age, …

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  • Gender Equality Index 2021 conference

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  • Traineeships (Knowledge Management and Communications Unit)

    … The European Institute for Gender Equality [1] (EIGE) announces traineeship … to contribute to, and strengthen the promotion of gender equality. The Institute collects and analyses … appropriate methodological tools for the integration of gender equality into all EU policies. It fosters the exchange …

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    Traineeships
  • EU research shows COVID-19 poised to end progress on gender equality

    … COVID-19 crisis threaten to roll back recent progress in gender equality, including an overall trend of upward … had been made in countries with lower levels of gender equality. The regressive consequences of COVID-19 on gender equality, as well as haphazard implementation of …

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  • Head of Unit - Knowledge Management & Communications

    … to 10 June 2021 at 13:30 EET.  The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)[1] is organising a call for … appropriate methodological tools for the integration of gender equality into all EU policies. It fosters the exchange … is the ability to work with a wide range of people, with sensitivity and integrity and to demonstrate a collaborative …

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  • About the examples

    … and initiatives that have been implemented in the area of gender equality in the region. The projects range from the empowerment of rural women to e-modules of gender-sensitive programs for civil servants. Many of these … Women of the Mountains Empowerment Network (W.O.M.E.N.) Gender Equality Facility (G.E.F.) Bosnia and Herzegovina …

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  • Gender mainstreaming in programming resources and implementation of actions in the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA II) in Serbia

    … Serbia has made achievements in gender equality and the empowerment of women. At the same … focus and additional investment to advance the work on gender mainstreaming and gender-responsive governance. The Instrument for …

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  • Embedding a gender perspective in strategic planning policies

    … and Social Policy are committed to the inclusion of a gender perspective in strategic planning policies. The implementation of gender equality in strategic documents contributes to … entity: Ministry of Labour and Social Policy   Embedding gender mainstreaming in national strategy   This activity has …

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  • Gender mainstreaming e-module for civil servants

    … has undertaken a project to develop a specific e-module on gender mainstreaming for civil servants, most of whom are … national and local level) understanding of the concept of gender equality. A manual was also made available to all civil servants, introducing the gender perspective to programmes and policies. The manual …

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    Good practice
  • Women’s Political Network (WPN) Montenegro

    … including trainers (as knowledge carriers) and women with gender expertise in specific topics in the core team. The … in this politically sensitive process. Secondly, trained gender-competent specialists should be included in the … and creating women’s alliances for the advancement of gender equality and women in politics.  Sustainability of the …

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    Good practice
  • Implementing principles of gender equality at local level

    … In Montenegro, gender equality means equal opportunities for women and men … from community progress at national and local level. Gender equality practices have been improved through … Ministry for Human and Minority Rights - Department for Gender Equality, the Organization for Security and …

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  • Gender Equality Facility

    … The Gender Equality Facility (GEF) Phase 1 was implemented as an … to the government of Albania to integrate the EU gender equality acquis and ensure that the EU accession … where neither the EU nor UN Women had previously addressed gender equality, the GEF project cooperated primarily with …

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