… 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 …
… further action, it would take another 12 years to achieve gender-balance (at least 40 % of either women or men) in national parliaments across the EU. This is the story … is close to reaching gender balance, with 36 % women and 64 % men MEPs at the end of 2018. Not all Member States’ …
… her; her or his. Use the third person plural (‘they’). Use gender-neutral pronouns, such as “ze”. Rephrase to omit … (the) or indefinite article (a). Information about genderand gendered nouns (“female lawyer”) Do not provide … of all people. Make clear that you are referring to menand women by naming each. Subordination and …
… The EU’s budget can be a powerful force for growth and development. EU funds have helped transform … Union. Yet a new report by the European Institute for GenderEquality (EIGE) has estimated that less than 1% of the … and end up with significantly lower pensions than men. Funding programmes are the most direct way for EU …
… The Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) agencies' network is made up of nine … human trafficking, human and fundamental rights, andgenderequality. This makes them more effective and better … the different ways technology is affecting young women andmen. JHA agencies also carried out activities on the ground …
… (EU) since the new millennium. Since its inception, the GenderEquality Index has strived to reflect this diversity. … six core domains – work, money, knowledge, power, time and health – with two additional domains of violence and … inequality by acknowledging the diversity among women andmen. Further information GenderEquality Index: interactive …
… Union has not yet reached the halfway mark to full genderequality. With the domain of power holding the lowest … decision-making positions that shape politics, economics and society. Yet genderequality is a founding value of the … from 21% to 30%. Yet 89% of country leaders remain menand less than one in five of the EU’s major political …
… Digitalisation is rapidly changing our world and young people are on the frontline and technology is … of the JHA agencies' network, the European Institute for GenderEquality proposed JHA agencies to assess the impact of … digitalisation is affecting girls and boys, and women andmen, in different ways. Gender norms are being replicated in …
… Gendered nouns and adjectives used to denote generic experiences encourage … us to view the world as mainly having relevance to men. The word ‘manmade’ equates the word ‘man’ with ‘human’. … term ‘postman’ suggests all postal workers are men. In a gender-equal society it is important to use language that …
… the experience of women as equal members of the human race and contributes to their omission from public life. It can … ‘man’ to refer to the experiences of all people. Example Gender-discriminatory language Under the law, all men are equal. Gender-neutral language Under the law, all …
… the images we choose to use. A piece of communication is gender-discriminatory if the people within the images are … on the left depict stereotypical images of doctors as male and nurses as female. In order to be gender inclusive, it may … to one gender, such as pink for women and blue for men. When designing communication materials, check the …
… Subordination and trivialisation are ways of using language that reinforce men’s traditional dominance over women or belittle or insult … girl. Tip: Take care that your language actively promotes genderequality by not trivialising or subordinating women. …
… to travel abroad often. This places a heavy burden on him and his family. Change the sentence to a plural. Use his/her … burden on them and their families. Under the law, all men are equal. Use women andmen or people . Under the law, all women andmen are equal. …