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Definition of gender roles

Social and behavioural norms which, within a specific culture, are widely considered to be socially appropriate for individuals of a specific sex. 

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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 … how their national economic recovery plans will advance gender equality when they apply for the money. This means …

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    • Economic and financial affairs
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  • Speech at an event on gender-based violence

    … Carlien Scheele delivered this speech at an event on gender-based violence organised by the Venice Office of the … World campaign, launching the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. As you may know, I was working at the … took up my role as Director of the European Institute for Gender Equality, so I know first-hand of how committed my …

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  • Pay transparency: The next step to end the gender pay gap

    … The EU’s founding treaty includes a commitment to end the gender pay gap. Since 1957, we’ve been signed up to the … 14 % less per hour than men. At the European Institute for Gender Equality, we collect data and try to find out why we can’t seem to shake certain inequalities, like the gender pay gap.  Using our data, I’ll briefly look at why the …

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    • Employment
  • Beyond the Beijing Declaration: Assessment and main challenges

    … Thank you for inviting EIGE- the European Institute for Gender Equality – to this timely discussion. This year we … Platform for Action [BPfA] and sent a strong message that gender equality is a cross-cutting issue in all policy areas … of indicators and later tasked the European Institute for Gender Equality to support them with monitoring the EU’s …

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  • Administrative Assistant

    … The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) [1] is organising a call for … envisaged to contribute and strengthen the promotion of gender equality. To achieve its goals, the Institute collects … and manage invoices, commitments, etc.; perform varying roles in ABAC; initiate and administer procurement procedures …

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  • 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 … envisaged to contribute and strengthen the promotion of gender equality.  To achieve its goals, the Institute …

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  • Administrative Assistant

    … The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) [1] is organising a call for … envisaged to contribute and strengthen the promotion of gender equality. To achieve its goals, the Institute collects … and manage invoices, commitments, etc.; perform varying roles in ABAC; initiate and administer procurement procedures …

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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 … disobedience / transgression of traditional gender roles and sexual norms). It includes killings aimed to …

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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 … to environment and climate change show a similar lack of gender balance, being made up of 29.7 % women and 70.3 % men. …

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  • Body image drives poor mental health, especially in youth

    … body to be too fat and being on weight-reducing diets. Gender differences increase with age (Inchley et al., 2016; … observed irrespective of study location and the age or gender of participants (Haynes et al., 2019). As highlighted …

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  • Traditional norms of masculinity

    … Traditional gender roles place expectations on men to be the sole breadwinner in the family. Gender equality progress and profound changes in the labour … men encouraged to embrace more caring masculinities and roles (EIGE, 2019c), but the conventional vision of the male …

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  • Women report poorer mental well-being than men

    … mental health affects women and men, and the role that gender norms and relations play in shaping it, can help … in the EU. The following sections give an overview of gender differences in mental health over the life course and explore how gender contributes to shaping mental health. Developed in …

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  • The main causes of premature mortality are gendered

    … expectancy in most EU countries, particularly for men. The gender gap in life expectancy is often attributed to a … Stephens et al., 2017), as well as the different societal roles of women and men (Hoffmann et al., 2018). Men’s lower … than women in the population at large (EPHA, 2018). Such gender differences are reflected in data on causes of …

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  • Men are more likely to perceive their health as good

    … perceive their health to be good or very good (Figure 24). Gender gaps in self-reported health are greater in Portugal, … Portugal, Latvia and Lithuania. Among adolescents, gender gaps in self-reported health are slightly more … or very good from various data sources. It signalises how gender intersects with income levels, living environments …

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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 … or ‘key’ (EIGE, 2021c). In most cases, they involved roles considered necessary for national socioeconomic …

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  • Rights, access and outcomes – sexual and reproductive health in focus

    … of SRH without any discrimination, while tackling gender inequalities on this issue, have been on UN agendas and included in the SDGs. Gender inequalities significantly impact SRH outcomes. They … and change the status quo of harmful gender norms, roles and relations. Sex-based approaches to reproductive …

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  • Gender and intersecting inequalities in access to health services

    … have the most transformative potential towards advancing gender equality in society. They create opportunities for … services and explores some of the reasons behind this. Gender intersects with other social positions to hamper access to healthcare Gender inequalities and gender norms intersect with …

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  • Health and risk behaviours are clearly gendered

    … despite their harmful consequences (Nutbeam, 1998). The Gender Equality Index monitors both types of health … covers activities such as heavy drinking and smoking [1] . Gender is an important social determinant of health, shaping … consumes insufficient fruit and vegetables regardless of gender , despite WHO recommendations. Women are less …

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  • Gender differences in health reflect lifelong inequalities

    … to NCDs is shaped by biological factors, as well as gender roles and norms (WHO, 2019g). In particular, gender-specific mental health disorders also have different …

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  • Inequalities heighten the risk of violence against women

    … following online abuse (EIGE, 2020a). Many women in public roles, especially those fighting for the rights of women and … (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 …

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