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.
… Further reading Online version of the handbook Toolkit on Gender-sensitive communication Gender Statistics Database: women and men in decision-making Gender Statistics Database: gender-based violence …
… The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has published a handbook to help stop … a step closer to achieving the EU’s founding value of gender equality. Further reading Sexism at work: How can we … Handbook for the EU institutions and agencies Toolkit on Gender-sensitive communication Gender Statistics Database: …
… diversity and took several measures to officially support gender balance, the promotion gap between women and men … in performance appraisals? Are meetings dominated by one gender? Do women who speak more receive lower performance … bias when considering employees behaving in a non-gender stereotypical way (for example women behaving …
… and assessment of potential risks, such as algorithmic gender bias and discrimination. AI has been high on the EU … by AI systems (European Commission, 2020d). In the EU gender equality strategy 2020–2025, the Commission reiterated … medical research is a field historically lacking gendersensitivity, where the lack of representation of women in …
… the majority of workplaces in the EU labour market, gender differences in the use of ICT at work persist. … and skill demand, as well as certain broader aspects of gender equality. It may well contribute to future changes in Gender Equality Index scores in several domains, primarily …
… innumerable people, both directly and indirectly. Although gender-disaggregated data are not provided by all countries, … was seen in the SARS outbreak in 2003 (Jin et al., 2020). Gender disparities may be rooted in biological differences (e.g. genetic and immunological differences, gender differences in pre-existing health problems), …
… Progress towards gender equality in the EU remains slow. The Gender Equality Index score in 2018 was 67.9 points, just … of the Work–Life Balance Directive, increasing the gendersensitivity of national tax and benefits systems, ensuring …
… In 2015-2016, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) conducted a restricted survey in the 28 EU Member States (EU-28) on the benefits of gender-sensitive infrastructure The survey aimed to collect … allocation of public resources. Read more Factsheet: Gender equality and care infrastructures Factsheet: Gender …
… The European Institute for Gender Equality, the regulatory agency of the European Union, … subject of this framework contract (FWC) is for: Lot 1 - Gender-sensitive language review in Central and northern … Swedish, Estonian, Finnish, Hungarian and Irish. Lot 2 - Gender-sensitive language review in Eastern Europe languages: …
… Relevance of gender in the policy area Around seven per cent of the total … protection response as they are at a higher risk of gender-based violence, including trafficking for sexual … for co-opting or instrumentalising women’s rights and gender equality . Gender is a crucial variable when looking …
… Relevance of gender in the policy area The complex and evolving security … to be acknowledged that the policy area of security is not gender-neutral. Women and men, and girls and boys experience … and CEPOL have taken some steps to improve the gendersensitivity of their work. As of 2015, CEPOL has introduced a …
… each fund specify how the project will address existing gender gaps, or women’s and men’s specific needs, in the … support project applicants by: providing information on gender goals and indicators defined in the PA and OPs; providing other gender-related, context-specific information that is relevant …
… should assess the programme’s achievement of all specific gender objectives set out in the planning document, financial … or other programme documents. To do so, it should use the gender indicators defined by the programme. If no specific gender objectives are defined, general evaluation criteria …
… process, guided by clearly defined criteria that take gender equality into account, it is important to define basic … is obliged to comply with the horizontal principle of gender equality? Does the agreement specify specific steps that should be taken to comply with the gender equality requirement? Does it explicitly state that …
… in any other announcements on the use of resources, that gender equality is a horizontal principle that must be respected and put into practice; clearly explain that gender equality considerations will be part of all project … include specific information in any call for proposals on gender equality requirements; use the following checklist to …
… Hypothetical case study: addressing identified gender equality gaps in an OP In southern Europe, a fictional … and survival. This monitoring contributed to correcting gender biases during programme implementation. For example, … businesses than female-owned start-ups. A better, more gender-aware selection process contributed to advancing the …
… of its results. Checklist with questions on gender equality Does the strategy build on a gender-sensitive context analysis connected to the policy … Does the strategy include words such as equality, equity, gender, women, men, girls, boys, sex, age, race, ethnicity …
… that the required context analysis is carried out in a gender-sensitive manner; integrate other available information on existing gender inequalities, e.g. from country-specific … EU and national norms and requirements to integrate gender equality (see Tool 1 ) clearly link the horizontal …
… Based on the data gathered, the gender inequalities and underlying causes identified, and the … effective programmes and projects. It is important to link gender inequalities and needs to national and sub-national gender policies and goals. Key questions to ask are: What …
… of the target group, it is important to identify existing gender inequalities and the reasons why they exist. Use the … and expand employment opportunities? Is there a need for gender capacity development for programme authorities and … of the funds? Questions specific to the ESF+: Are there gender differences between unemployed young people, women and …