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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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  • What is sexual harassment?

    … . This section will highlight the link between persistent gender stereotypes and sexual harassment . However, sexual … in today’s workplace are best avoided. As part of the EU gender-based violence survey [8] , women shared their … [5] EIGE Gender Statistics Database, Proportion (%) of women who have …

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  • Abbreviations

    … of Living and Working Conditions EU-SILC European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions EWCS European … intersex and other non-dominant sexual orientations and gender identities in society MS Member State OECD … in Digital WMID Women and Men in Decision-Making (EIGE Gender Statistics Database) Footnotes [1] This report uses …

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  • Employment prospects in the ICT sector and platform work

    … segregated nature of the EU labour market, the variety of gender stereotypes around employment in certain jobs and related gender differences in career expectations. This section … that there will be negative consequences. Early survey statistics published by the World Economic Forum [3]  show …

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  • Job automation, use of new technologies and transformation of the labour market

    … 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 …

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  • Men dominate technology development

    … Gender differences in digital skills and use of digital … out, particularly among young people. However, the lack of gender diversity in the workforce likely to invent, design, … STEM fields, such as natural sciences, mathematics and statistics, are quite gender-balanced, ICT is characterised …

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  • Gendered patterns in use of new technologies

    … in many ways, for example if the relationship between gender and technology is viewed as mutually constitutive: … contexts, their design and meaning are created within gender relations and thus reflect pre-existing gender inequalities. On the other hand, by offering different …

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  • Collecting data on violence presents long-standing challenges

    … that Eurostat data is based on harmonised national police statistics, which can differ in their methods of collection … new data has become available since the publication of the Gender Equality Index 2019, except for some new insights into … of identifying victims, and nor are they disaggregated by gender. The Council of Europe also highlighted that these …

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  • Progress on gender equality is most notable on company boards

    … several Member States have taken action to promote more gender-balanced representation in corporate leadership. The … binding quotas for the minimum representation of each gender, in some cases with sanctions for non-compliance. To …

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  • Legislative action advances gender equality in politics

    … Finland, Belgium, Spain, Portugal and Austria have reached gender balance; that is, they comprise at least 40 % of each gender. The parliaments of Croatia, Malta and Hungary have … also refers to 1st quarter ( https://eige.europa.eu/gender-statistics/dgs ) [2] Luxembourg introduced a 40 % quota in …

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  • Low engagement in adult learning and gender divide in educational choice remain major barriers

    … participation levels are very low in most of the EU, gender differences are essentially non-existent in 16 Member … adult learning – Sweden, Denmark and Finland – where the gender gaps in favour of women are 12 p.p., 7 p.p. and … among graduates in natural sciences, mathematics and statistics (54 % women and 46 % men). Gender differences in …

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  • Grave risk of poverty is the harsh reality for older women and every second lone mother

    … equal sharing of resources within households, this gender gap is likely to underestimate women’s true exposure to poverty. Gender gaps in poverty have increased in 14 Member States … social exclusion (T2020_50). [2] Eurostat, European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) …

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  • References

    … UCLA J. Islamic & Near EL, 16 , 29. Adams, A. (2020). The Gender Wage Gap on an Online Labour Market: The Cost of … Berg, J. (2017). When home affects pay: An analysis of the gender pay gap among crowdworkers. Social Science Research … employment. Retrieved from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/ICT_specialists_in_employment …

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  • 7. Domain of health

    … health systems and identifying the most vulnerable people. Statistics on the COVID-19 outbreak show important sex … from past outbreaks show the importance of incorporating gender analysis into preparedness plans and institutional … the effectiveness of health interventions and promote gender and health equity goals (Wenham et al., 2020). …

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  • Introduction

    … In March 2020, the European Commission presented the new EU gender equality strategy 2020–2025. The strategy builds on … Commission, 2020c). The EU has made some improvements in gender equality in recent decades. However, given that the EU … affected the lives of all women and men, girls and boys. Statistics on the COVID-19 outbreak show important sex …

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  • Intimate partner violence: data collection methodology

    … One of the areas of focus in EIGE's Gender Statistics Database is gender-based violence. The most widespread form of …

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    • Violence
  • Security

    … 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 … reliable data disaggregated by sex and of gender statistics, securitising women’s rights Gender inequalities …

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  • Schritt 1: Ausrichtung an den Gleichstellungszielen und Indikatoren der Partnerschaftsvereinbarungen und operationellen Programme

    … Analyse finden sich unter Instrument 3 und see EIGE, Gender Analysis. Verfügbar unter: https://eige.europa.eu/gender-mainstreaming/methods-tools/gender-analys… . [2] … finden sich unter  Instrument 6  und EIGE, Gender Statistics and Indicators. Verfügbar unter:  …

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    • Economic and financial affairs
  • Step 1. Alignment with Partnership Agreements’ and Operational Programmes’ gender objectives and indicators

    … 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; … and disaggregated data on the target group This means statistics that adequately reflect the target group, …

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    • Economic and financial affairs
  • Étape 1 — Alignement sur les objectifs et indicateurs en matière de genre des accords de partenariat et des programmes opérationnels

    … analyse de genre, consultez l’ outil 3  et EIGE (n.d.), «Gender analysis» (L’analyse de genre), disponible à l’adresse suivante:  https://eige.europa.eu/gender-mainstreaming/methods-tools/gender-analysis [2] Pour … de genre, consultez l' outil 6 et EIGE (n.d.), «Gender statistics and indicators» (Statistiques et indicateurs sur …

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  • Fase 1. Allineamento agli obiettivi e agli indicatori di genere degli accordi di partenariato e dei programmi operativi

    … un’analisi di genere consultate lo strumento 3 e EIGE, Gender Analysis, disponibile all’indirizzo: https://eige.europa.eu/gender-mainstreaming/methods-tools/gender-analys… [2] Per … di genere, consultate lo strumento 6 e EIGE, Gender Statistics and Indicators, disponibile all’indirizzo: …

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    • Economic and financial affairs

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