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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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  • Unpaid care and housework

    … that they can continue to engage in their work Dismantling gender stereotypes and ideas about traditional gender roles could encourage more men to pick up their fair share of …

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    • Health
  • Coronavirus puts women in the frontline

    … the virus. Extra challenges for public transport users Our Gender Equality Index findings show that women rely much more … more information about the coronavirus pandemic from a gender perspective. Follow EIGE on Facebook , Twitter and … LinkedIn for regular posts about the coronavirus from a gender perspective For media enquiries, please contact …

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  • Carlien Scheele starts as EIGE's new Director

    … her term as the new Director of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE). She takes over from Virginija … to cement EIGE's position as the EU's knowledge centre on gender equality by deepening collaboration with other … of Europe on secondment from the Dutch government. These roles fired her passion for gender mainstreaming and clear …

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  • Grey literature on sport

    … However, sport can also be used as a means to achieve gender equality through the promotion of values such as fair …

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    • Sport
  • Grey literature on culture

    … of knowledge shared by a relatively large group of people. Gender aspects are relevant to the broad definition of … the rights of both women and men. The socially constructed roles of women and men are also culturally determined, and … in employment, pay or decision-making positions, persist. Gender mainstreaming approaches are not yet fully integrated …

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    • Culture
  • Grey literature on agriculture and rural development

    … rural employment and food security. Mainstreaming gender into this sector is therefore extremely important. …

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    • Agriculture and rural development
  • Education and training of migrant women: What works?

    … practices on integration. A new study from EIGE provides a gender analysis of policies on education and training of … harness the potential of migrant women and men through gender-sensitive policymaking.   For more information, please … factsheet on education and training of migrants Explore: Gender mainstreaming methods and tools …

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    • Education
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  • Step 1: Ex ante approach

    … tool adds a ‘coefficient on the calculation of support for gender equality objectives’. As managing authorities are required to indicate the gender equality dimension of their programme in advance ( ex … in mind and not ‘keep and/or reinforce traditional roles’, they are classified as 40 % or 100 %. The …

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    • Economic and financial affairs
  • Risk management principles and recommendations

    … Principle 1: Gender-specific approach Expected result: Trained police officers are capable of understanding the gender dynamics of intimate partner violence and can develop, … dynamics of intimate partner violence across policing roles and ranks. Introduce mandatory training for any police …

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  • Areas for improvement

    … intimate partner violence within a multiagency framework. Gender and risk assessment and management of intimate partner violence Systematic attention to the role of gender in intimate partner violence is evident in countries …

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  • Principle 1. Adopting a gender-specific approach

    … : Trained police officers are capable of understanding the gender dynamics of intimate partner violence and can develop, … and psychological violence. Recommendations for improving gender-specific approaches to risk management Analyse … dynamics of intimate partner violence across policing roles and ranks. Introduce mandatory training for any police …

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  • Lifelong learning

    … A catalyst for gender equality in the making Policy debates on work—life … to care responsibilities. It can be a catalyst for greater gender equality provided both women and men can access it … balance of men and women as men grow further in their roles as the main family breadwinner, and women continue in …

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  • Transport and public infrastructure

    … paid work with other life duties and needs. Traditional gender roles assigning women to care work, paid or unpaid, result in … accessibility should take into account the differences in gender needs. Due to the scope of this analysis, and given …

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  • Informal care of children and childcare services

    … Equally shared or not, childcare is a key dimension of gender equality Family structures have changed drastically in … Understanding how social policies and structures affect gender roles, particularly in the division of care work at home, is …

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  • Informal care of older people, people with disabilities and long-term care services

    … were used. Member States are grouped on size of the gender gap. ‘Considerably more’ — gender gap is higher than 5 p.p.; ‘somewhat more’ — gender gap varies from 1 to 5 p.p.; ‘no gap’ refers to …

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  • Parental-leave policies

    … Parental-leave conditions may help or hinder gender equality The increase in female employment rates, … male breadwinner family model, have unsettled traditional gender work roles and expectations (Connolly, Aldrich, O’Brien, Speight, …

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  • Lone parents and people with disabilities are still without the health support they need

    … the lowest income (OECD, 2017). Socioeconomic status and gender play a role in diseases and risk factors that …

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  • Limited opportunities for women to influence social and cultural decision-making

    … Member States. Footnotes [1] Refers to EIGE’s Gender statistics database, WMID data from the first … 152 parties across the 28 EU Member States. [4] EIGE’s Gender statistics database, WMID, November 2018. [5] The … or a turnover of > EUR 50 million) to have ≥ 40 % of each gender on boards by January 2017. [6] Austria and Portugal …

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  • Uneven impact of family life on women and men

    … older people or people with disabilities, it also impacts gender inequalities in caring. When different types of … work per day, this only holds true for 67 % of men. The gender gap increases to 60 p.p. for food preparation and … least 1 hour every day. One-parent families also reflect gender differences, as lone fathers are more likely to live …

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  • Adult learning stalls most when reskilling needs are greatest

    … level of education, and country of birth (15+, %), and gender gaps, EU, 2017 A number of factors affect women’s and …

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