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  • Beyond the Beijing Declaration: Assessment and main challenges

    … we mark the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA) – a milestone in the worldwide … about women making their own decisions and holding the power; about them being able to stand for their rights and … Despite this, women continue to be under-represented in decision making bodies, that deal with these policies. Men …

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  • Decision-making in environment and climate change: women woefully under-represented in the EU Member States

    … Environment and climate change is a hot topic across the globe and it is … that happen, women need to be adequately represented in decision-making processes. EIGE regularly monitors the share of women in positions of power in the environment and climate change arena within the …

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  • Rights, access and outcomes – sexual and reproductive health in focus

    … ‘Good sexual and reproductive health is a state of complete physical, … and structured in accordance with gender norms and unequal power relations in society, and may strip women and men of … with men frequently kept out of the contraceptive decision-making process (de Irala et al., 2011; Dereuddre et …

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  • Gender-balanced decision-making is imperative post pandemic

    … The lack of women’s presence in decision-making bodies established globally to tackle … Although women make up 70 % of health professionals and 80 % of health associate professionals in the EU (EIGE, … gender gaps in decision-making strengthens unequal power structures and weakens COVID-19 responses, potentially …

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  • Decision-making gains drive gender equality progress

    … Since 2010, the EU score for the domain of power [1] has increased by 13.1 points, and between 2018 and 2019 it increased by 1.9 points. … domains. Gender balance gains in the subdomain of economic decision-making, such as on boards of the largest companies …

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  • Decision-making driving change, segregation blocking it

    … equality from 2010 differ considerably across domains and countries. From both short-term (2018–2019) and … progress has been most marked in the domain of power, with this domain alone accounting for around two … Between 2018 and 2019, progress on gender balance in decision-making was fast-paced in Spain (+ 7.5 points) and …

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  • Progress is an uphill struggle

    … generations to achieve gender parity at the current pace. And even that projection is threatened by COVID-19. The … The greatest gender inequalities are in the domain of power, with a score of 55.0 points. The silver lining, … in women’s participation in economic and political decision-making in several Member States. The domain of …

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  • Gender Equality Index 2021 highlights

    … an improvement of just 0.6 points since the 2020 edition and of only 4.9 points in total since 2010. Even that minimal … and 2019 was largely driven by advances in the domain of power, in particular improved gender balance on company … responses to gender inequalities in economic and political decision-making. With COVID-19 impacting Member States to …

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  • Abbreviations

    … disease 2019 ECDC European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control EHIS European Health Interview Survey EIGE … point(s) PPE personal protective equipment PPS purchasing power standard PTSD post-traumatic stress disorder SDG … Organization Five Well-Being Index WMID Women and Men in Decision-Making Footnotes [1] This report uses the …

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  • References

    … Ostrovschi, N. V., Prince, M., Gorceag, V. I., Trigub, C., and Oram, S. (2013). Risk factors for mental disorders in … Lancet, 395(10238), 1673-1676. Bhui, K. (2018). Gender, power and mental illness. The British Journal of Psychiatry, … Symptoms of a broken system: the gender gaps in COVID-19 decision-making. BMJ global health, 5(10), e003549. Van de …

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  • Thematic focus

    … crisis would be short-lived. As the toll on human health and lives has grown, the intertwined social, economic and … by the global, national and local distribution of money, power and resources (WHO, 2008). Some of these factors … work, as measured by the domain of time, and access to decision-making, as reflected in the domain of power, are …

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  • Domain of power

    … In terms of progress on gender equality in key decision-making positions in major political, economic and social institutions, the EU is only halfway towards … (European Commission, 2021a). Although the domain of power has seen the most improvement of all domains since …

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  • EU research shows COVID-19 poised to end progress on gender equality

    … The social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 crisis threaten to roll … the EU in six core domains: work, money, knowledge, time, power and health. It finds that it was achievements in the … representation of women and men in a range of the highest decision-making positions across the political, economic and …

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  • Women and power in the Western Balkans and Turkey

    … The share of women in decision-making positions is one important element in … Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) measures how much power women hold in politics, economics and finance, research, sports and the media. Below you can …

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  • Statistical brief: gender balance in corporate boards 2020

    … The persistent gender imbalance among key decision-makers in large corporations and financial institutions remains a cause for concern. Each … the performance benefits of gender-balanced decision-making, women remain substantially under-represented in …

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  • Quotas can turbocharge progress on gender balance in politics and business

    … EIGE has published its latest data on women and men in decision-making, covering the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein and … balance in corporate boards 2020 Data Talk: Women and power in the Western Balkans and Turkey Gender Statistics …

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  • Statistical brief: gender balance in politics 2020

    … Political assemblies and executives often fail to reflect the gender diversity of … the EU, with a particular focus on gender balance in decision-making at EU, national and territorial levels, as well as in …

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  • Gender statistics in the Western Balkans and Türkiye

    … Database EIGE maintains the EU-wide database on  women and men in decision-making (WMID) . This includes important data for all … and men in decision-making (WMID) covers positions of power and influence in different areas: politics public …

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  • How can I combat sexism? A ten-step programme for managers

    … section will present a ten-step programme for management and leadership to start tackling sexism in their … people who behave like them more than executing a fair decision-making process based on facts. If you work in a very … [7] Brescoll, V. L., ‘Who takes the floor and why: gender, power, and volubility in organizations’, Administrative …

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  • What happens when you violate sexist expectations?

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