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Definition of gender equality

Equal rights, responsibilities and opportunities of women and men and girls and boys.

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Glossary & Thesaurus

18 gender statistics indicators found

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Gender Statistics Database
  • Environment and climate change

    … Relevance of gender in the policy area Environment is a cross-cutting … deforestation and biodiversity loss worse. The gender perspective is relevant in all the different areas of … change. When considering climate change from a gender equality perspective, various aspects should be taken into …

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    Policy area
  • Health

    … Relevance of gender in the policy area Gender plays a specific role both in the incidence and the … be paid to gender-sensitive training and education. Gender equality training activities remain scarce and tend not to be …

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    Policy area
  • Justice

    … Relevance of gender in the policy area The relevance of gender in the justice policy area should be considered in … gender dimension of crime is not only an issue of gender equality and human rights, but also an economic one. Women’s …

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    Policy area
  • Maritime affairs and fisheries

    … Relevance of gender in the policy area The European Union (EU) fisheries … country and depend on the financial support they receive. Gender inequality in the fisheries sector is influenced by a … management, which were established in 2004. Gender equality policy objectives at eu and international level EU …

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    Policy area
  • Regional policy

    … Relevance of gender in the policy area EU regional policy is an investment … policy is embedded within the Regional Cohesion policy and gender equality is considered under this framework. Regional policy …

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    Policy area
  • Research

    … Relevance of gender in the policy area Promoting gender equality is a key principle of the EU in all its …

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    Policy area
  • Sport

    … Relevance of gender in the policy area The term ‘sport’ implies two … between the genders is becoming narrower. From a gender perspective, sport exemplifies a societal and cultural … sport can also be used as a means to achieve gender equality through the establishment of general values such as …

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    Policy area
  • Tourism

    … Relevance of gender in the policy area Tourism is the third largest … and men, as well as to the relation between tourism and gender equality. According to the World Tourism Organisation …

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    Policy area
  • Transport

    … Relevance of gender in the policy area Transportation facilitates access … professional literature emphasising that transport is not gender neutral. According to these studies, gender is a … transport" for detailed information on this topic. Gender equality policy objectives at eu and international level EU …

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    Policy area
  • Youth

    … Relevance of gender in the policy area Young people are a priority of the … contribute to delivering results in other areas, such as gender equality. The integration of gender concerns in youth policy …

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    Policy area
  • Education

    … Relevance of gender in the policy area Education is a catalyst for social … nutrition and education of their families. Mainstreaming gender equality in education and training policy remains crucial in …

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    Policy area
  • Beijing + 20: The 4th Review of the Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in the EU Member States - Report

    … to assess the progress made by the EU in the area of gender equality since the last review five years previously. This …

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  • Researcher – Gender Equality

    … The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) [1] is organising a call for applications … a view to establishing a reserve list for a Researcher – Gender Equality. The registration of applications will begin …

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  • About Good Practices

    … Good practices are used to promote gender equality through positive examples. They illustrate concrete and effective tools for implementing gender mainstreaming in practice, enhancing networking and …

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  • EIGE’s approach to Good Practices

    … and selecting, in a participatory manner, a final set of gender mainstreaming good practices.  EIGE’s multistep … the topic Identify the geographical scope Select specific gender mainstreaming tools   Collection and assessment phase … The practice demonstrates ways to address existing gender equality challenges and obstacles and thus supports …

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  • Regulatory and legal framework

    … EU Member States. Initiatives towards the eradication of gender-based violence have gathered momentum in an … against women. This means that EU commitment to combating gender-based violence is relatively recent in comparison to … forms. Database Legal definitions of different types of gender-based violence used in EU Member States Analysis of EU …

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  • EU Member States

    … on Institutional Mechanisms for the Promotion of Gender Equality and Gender Mainstreaming, under Area H of the Beijing Platform …

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  • European Union

    … European Commission The coordination of gender mainstreaming across the European Commission’s … of DG Justice and Consumers , led by the Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management, Hadja Lahbib. DG Justice and Consumers has a dedicated Gender Equality Unit (Unit D.3), which coordinates the …

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  • International organizations

    … Council of Europe Gender equality is an important policy goal of the Council of Europe … areas of intervention are defined by the 2024–2029 gender equality strategy , and working methods include …

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  • Stakeholders

    … working in a number of specific policy areas, including gender equality, at the European level. They are strongly committed to enhancing gender equality in the labour market and workplace. A prime …

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