… This fourth edition of the GenderEquality Index comes at a turbulent time when genderequalityand those promoting it are facing increasing challenges to … it supports the assessment of policy outcomes on women andmen. This edition includes scores for 2005, 2010, 2012, 2015 …
… GenderEquality Index 2019 Domain of work The domain of work, … challenges that remain. In particular, the segregation and quality of work sub-domain, with a score as low as … strategy to reach a 75 % employment rate for women andmen alike remains elusive, due strictly to women’s …
… violence provides a set of indicators that can help the EU and its Member States to monitor the extent of the most … of violence does not measure differences between women andmen, but examines and analyses women’s experiences of … composite measure does not affect the final score of the GenderEquality Index. However, violence against women must …
… Gender is understood as one of a wide range of factors that … in relation to life expectancy, exposure to risk factors and mental health issues (OECD/EU, 2018). These factors … and/or dental needs. Women in the EU live longer than men, however they spend longer time in ill health. …
… the EU made historic gains — they won the right to vote and to be elected, and they held pioneering positions in … at all territorial levels often fails to reflect the gender diversity of the population they represent, with women … corporate boards also remain heavily dominated by men. The European Commission brought the issue to the fore of …
… The time that women andmen have for personal matters and their families has … of the role of carers within families and society. Through gender stereotyping, domestic and care work (mostly unpaid) …
… Education is a powerful driver of more gender-equal and inclusive societies. Equal access to … educational process for girls and boys and women andmen provide benefits at individual and societal level (EIGE, …
… between the national economic performance measurements and the public’s own evaluations of living standards have led … capital and the poorest (OECD, 2017). Despite progress on genderequality, inequalities between women andmen in this domain remain a key aspect of this divide. …
… Phenomena such as digitalisation, globalisation, migration and demographic change, including ageing, have not only … policies tackling the changing world of work need to put gender considerations at the heart of responses (ILO, 2019). … not perpetuated and to improve the lives of both women andmen from different generations and backgrounds. Although the …
… The EU continues its snail’s pace when it comes to genderequality progress. The latest GenderEquality Index … with 83.6 points, followed by Denmark with 77.5. Greece and Hungary have the most ground to make up, with both … adopted this year will be a game-changer for women andmen across Europe. The rules will support more equal sharing …
… EIGE’s GenderEquality Index shows that advances in genderequality … across Europe. Each year we score EU Member States and the EU as a whole to see how far they are from reaching … The scores are based on the gaps between women andmenand levels of achievement in six core domains: work, …
… violence provides a set of indicators that can help the EU and its Member States to monitor the extent of the most … of violence does not measure differences between women andmen, but examines and analyses women’s experiences of … composite measure does not affect the final score of the GenderEquality Index. However, violence against women must …
… New research from EIGE examines how structures, budgets and the status allocated to genderequalityandgender mainstreaming work have changed … Unit for Equal Opportunities between Women andMen. She has been Director of the Research Centre of Gender …
… EIGE’s Gender Statistics Database has expanded beyond the current EU … is developing also in the Western Balkan countries and Turkey, which are part of the EU programme called the … beneficiaries are gender-balanced with 48 % women and 52 % men. In 2018, women accounted for 36 % of civil servants …
… The European Institute for GenderEquality (EIGE) is an autonomous body of the … genderequality across the EU. Equality between women andmen is a fundamental value of the EU and EIGE’s task is …
… soft measures have also worked in some countries. However, gender balance has not made significant improvements in the … 2010, the European Commission suggested legislative action and two years later proposed a Directive with a target to … across the 28 EU Member States had 28 % women and 72 % men. The proportion of women has increased by 1 percentage …
… What do expressions like policeman, female lawyer and ladylike handshake have in common? They are all examples of gender-discriminatory, even sexist language. They imply that all police officers are menand that a woman lawyer is an exception. And a ‘ladylike’ …
… is the only European Union agency focusing exclusively on genderequality. By providing reliable and policy-oriented research, it paves the way for greater … policymakers in improving the lives of both women andmen. By 2018, EIGE has strengthened its position as the EU …
… Is genderequality in the EU still moving at a snail’s pace? … balance. The Index will explore the diverse ways women andmen juggle work and personal commitments, especially when …
… This briefing introduces gender statistics and indicators and explains why they are … indicators that are relevant to the lives of women andmen. In the EU, for example, they are used to identify gender …