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Definition of gender statistics

Statistics that adequately reflect differences and inequalities in the situation of women and men in all areas of life. 

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  • References

    … T. on behalf of the Global Health Workforce Network’s Gender Equity Hub (2019), ‘Time for gender-transformative change in the health workforce, The … Commission, Brussels. Eurostat (2019a), Gender Pay Gap Statistics – Highest gender pay gap in financial and …

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    • Economic and financial affairs
  • Post-procurement stage

    … relate to recruitment, promotion, equal pay, training or gender mainstreaming in the delivery of supplies/services. In … compliance with legislation, contract clauses may require gender actions that are specific to the contract. However, … in a financial penalty under the contract. In Poland , the statistics agency applies contract performance conditions …

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    • Economic and financial affairs
  • Women and Men in Bosnia and Herzegovina 2021

    … Bosnia and Herzegovina in cooperation with the Agency for Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Agency for Gender Equality of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Video message … the 10th year anniversary of the European Institute for Gender Equality’s cooperation with the EU candidate countries …

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  • Research officer - Gender equality (one year contract)

    … The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) 1  is organising a call for … a reserve list for the post of Research Officer – Gender Equality. The registration of applications will begin … EU. Proven record of work with statistical data, gender statistics and/or gender sensitive indicators at a national, …

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  • Seconded national expert - gender equality research

    … The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) 1  invites applications with a view to … list for the post of Seconded national expert (SNE) – gender equality research. The registration of applications … Working closely with the Team Leader for Research and Statistics, the jobholder will implement research projects …

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  • Opening speech of the Gender Equality Index 2020 conference

    … Scheele delivered this speech at the opening of EIGE's Gender Equality Index 2020 conference on 29 October 2020.  … time, we find ourselves presenting the results of the Gender Equality Index in a completely virtual set-up, with … EIGE’s Gender Equality Index support this process? Gender statistics are crucial to understand the effects of the …

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  • Speech for an online hearing on Covid-19

    … has woken us up – woken us up to the realities of everyday gender inequalities that our society was already facing, but … the important information that policymakers need to design gender-equal recovery measures. I will tell you more about … We plan to gather and publish sex-disaggregated statistics that reflect the impact of the pandemic on women …

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  • Women on the frontlines: lessons learnt from the crisis management

    … this at an event of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) titled We are strong: Women leading … has often been different. We will release detailed statistics tomorrow looking at how job losses, teleworking …

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    • Employment
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  • Gender equality and socio-economic consequences of the COVID-19 crisis

    … Carlien Scheele delivered this speech at an event titled Gender Equality As a Driver for Recovery, organised by … it is very timely that we are here today to discuss gender equality as the driving force behind the EU’s … gained more than twice as many jobs as women. The emerging statistics also show that only 170,000 women aged 25-49 …

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    • Employment
  • Researcher - Gender-based violence (GBV)

    … The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)  is organising a call for applications … establishing a reserve list for the post of Researcher - Gender Based Violence (GBV). The registration of applications … and ensure the quality of relevant data, indicators and statistics, and develop new indicators relevant to EIGE’s …

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  • Survey on gender equality and socio-economic consequences of COVID-19

    … works for people’, which is also the thematic focus of the Gender Equality Index 2022. Previous research into the … throughout 2022, as well as formed the thematic focus of Gender Equality Index 2022.   Read more Gender statistics database: Survey on gender equality and …

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  • Femicide: Name it, count it, end it!

    … Femicide is the killing of women and girls because of their gender. It can include intentional homicides, such as the … system, as well as guidance on how to identify the ‘gender dimension’ of a female homicide. While no EU Member … killings, which currently vanish into female homicide statistics. Knowing the motivations and circumstances that …

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  • Femicide

    … Femicide is the most severe manifestation of gender-based violence. It is deeply rooted in and a … defined as the killing of a woman or girl because of her gender, and can take different forms, such as the murder of … States in their efforts to name femicide because the gender-neutral term of homicide overlooks the realities of …

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  • Femicide: a classification system

    … Sound and comparable data on the gender-related killing of women and girls is central to … very heterogeneous, as they are grounded in national crime statistics or other administrative data sources on homicide …

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  • Measuring femicide in the EU and internationally: an assessment

    … Sound and comparable data on gender-related killings of women and girls is essential to …

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  • Transport in the EU: Too few women in decision-making

    … Despite efforts to improve gender equality, EU labour markets are still characterised by … data, only four in ten workers in the EU are employed in a gender-balanced sector, where the workforce comprises at … and men in decision-making entry point of EIGE’s Gender Statistics Database. Some key points coming out of the latest …

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  • Decision-making in environment and climate change: women woefully under-represented in the EU Member States

    … covered. The latest available data highlight where the gender balance is good, and where we still need to make … 73.2 % are men. Although this represents a significant gender imbalance, the proportion of women is the highest … managed by women and men, 2016   Source: EIGE, Gender Statistics Database (based on data from Eurostat’s Farm …

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  • Work stressors

    … or musculoskeletal conditions [1] . With entrenched gender segregation in the labour market, women’s … Finland and Slovenia, there appears to be no significant gender gap. However, women and men may experience burnout … often face work-to-family conflict (Byron, 2005) . OECD statistics on time in paid and unpaid work show that men …

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  • Gender differences in mental disorders begin early in life

    … as quickly as possible during childhood and adolescence. Gender-specific data on pre-school children’s mental health is scarce. More evidence on gender differences is available 10-19-year-olds. Boys are … (OECD, 2018). These figures rise significantly with age; gender differences become more pronounced, with 29 % of girls …

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  • The COVID-19 pandemic aggravates and brings forth health inequalities

    … of the pandemic on health: poor mental health, a rise in gender-based violence and the provision of SRH services in a … for all Member States, hindering a comprehensive gender analysis of the pandemic’s toll. Men are more likely … crisis in waiting. Figures from the UK Office for National Statistics show that 1 million people have self-symptoms …

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