… 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 … of femicide would help EU Member States identify these gender-based killings, which currently vanish into female …
… 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 …
… 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 least 40 % of each gender. Transport is a prime example of a sector that still …
… 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. …
… Traditional gender roles place expectations on men to be the sole breadwinner in the family. Gender equality progress and profound changes in the labour …
… et al., 2019). Since women are more likely to face gender-based violence and power imbalances, they are also … 2017). Violence is, therefore, an important contributor to gender differences in poor mental health. The definition of gender-based violence varies, including through each …
… 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 …
… expectancy in most EU countries, particularly for men. The gender gap in life expectancy is often attributed to a … and how health providers address men and their health needs (WHO Regional Office for Europe, 2018). Education – one … than women in the population at large (EPHA, 2018). Such gender differences are reflected in data on causes of …
… differently, any analysis of ill health must consider age, gender and the severity of limitations. Women suffer greater … than men (WHO and World Bank, 2011). Reasons include unmet needs for medical examinations, poor working conditions and low socioeconomic status, and gender-based violence (Garcia-Moreno and Watts, 2011; WHO, …
… 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 … higher among men. When age is taken to account, large gender differences are revealed in the number of cases. A …
… 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 … are key to public health Women and men have different SRH needs, and gender-specific approaches to SRHR highlight …
… 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 … stand out as highly vulnerable to unmet healthcare needs. Gender is an important determinant of healthcare …
… 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 …
… (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 …
… With data from 2019, the Gender Equality Index 2021 primarily reflects the … since 2010, and has seen no change since 2018. The largest gender inequalities are found in the health behaviour … the EU. About 3.3 % of women and 2.8 % of men report unmet needs for medical examinations. Across different population …
… set up everywhere to tackle the pandemic. Assessing the gender gap in these bodies, a recent study by van Daalen et al. (2020) emphasised the exclusion of gender-diverse voices. Covering 87 UN Member States, the … of 115 COVID-19 decision-making and expert task forces had gender parity. In 85.2 % of cases, men were in the majority. …
… as well as their disproportionate burden of care duties. Gender-sensitive recovery needs to address the gender pay gap by promoting equal share of care …
… The Gender Equality Index score for the EU-27 is 68.0 points out … is only 4.9 points higher than in 2010 (Figure 1). With gender equality inching forward by only 1 point every … 2 years, it will take nearly three generations to achieve gender parity at the current pace. And even that projection …
… Gender inequalities in health Gender differences in health status Overall, women tend to … stand out as being highly vulnerable to unmet healthcare needs. Overall, about 7 % of women and 6 % of men with …