… 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 …
… so the need for these will only get bigger. Last, caring needs to stop being a professional and financial sacrifice … will have to show how their economic recovery plans serve gender equality when applying to access the EU’s money for recovery. It’s a small win for gender equality that will require a moment for thought before …
… 2021. Good morning from Brussels, and welcome to the Gender Equality Index 2021. Thank you for joining us from … wherever you are today. We at the European Institute for Gender Equality, EIGE, are looking forward to hosting you for … next few hours. Today we release the sixth edition of our Gender Equality Index. Since we started measuring gender …
… Gender-responsive public procurement (GRPP) is a gender mainstreaming tool to promote gender equality through … impact of all contracted activities on women’s and men’s needs, interests and concerns, and design and deliver …
… 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 …