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Definition of gender equality

Equal rights, responsibilities and opportunities of women and men and girls and boys.

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18 gender statistics indicators found

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Gender Statistics Database
  • Regional Network of Gender Institutional Mechanisms – a window of opportunity

    … Since 2005, a Regional Coordination Board on Gender Equality has been in place in the Western Balkans, consisting … to join shortly. The Declaration on Collaboration of Gender Institutional Mechanisms of the Western Balkans (the …

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  • National Action Plan (NAP) on UNSCR 1325 ‘Women, Peace and Security’

    … at global level . Implementing entity: Agency for Gender Equality / Ministry for Human Right   Promoting effective … were developed in full cooperation with the BiH Agency for Gender Equality (within the Ministry for Human Rights and …

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  • Gender Equality Facility

    … The Gender Equality Facility (GEF) Phase 1 was implemented as an initial … to the government of Albania to integrate the EU gender equality acquis and ensure that the EU accession process and …

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  • Women of the Mountains Empowerment Network (WOMEN)

    … of an initiative to protect women's rights and promote gender equality and women's empowerment in Albania. The project is … the priorities set out in the National Strategy for Gender Equality for Albania 2016-2020, notably economic …

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  • Seconded national expert - Gender mainstreaming

    … The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)[1] invites applications with a view to … a reserve list for Seconded National Experts (SNEs) – Gender Mainstreaming. The registration of applications will …

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  • Covid-19 wave of violence against women shows EU countries still lack proper safeguards 

    … reports. In two new studies, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) assesses the measures each EU country took to … exposed overall shaky support systems for victims of gender-based violence. A lack of funding and shelter space …

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  • Gender Equality Index 2021 – focus on health

    … The Gender Equality Index 2021 gives an overview of the state of gender equality in the EU. The EU and the Member States are given a …

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  • Seconded national expert - Statistics

    … The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)[1] invites applications with a view to … with specific objectives related to the promotion of gender equality. To achieve its goals, the Institute collects …

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  • Sexism at work: How can we stop it?

    …   The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has published a handbook to help stop sexism … a step closer to achieving the EU’s founding value of gender equality. Further reading Sexism at work: How can we …

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    • Employment
  • Gender inequalities in care and pay in the EU

    … the unequal division of unpaid care in households and gender inequalities in the labour market. The bulk of unpaid … tend to have higher employment rates for women and lower gender gaps in earnings. The COVID-19 crisis in Europe has … undervalued function in society. Further reading Report: Gender inequalities in care and consequences for the labour …

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

    … diversity and took several measures to officially support gender balance, the promotion gap between women and men … in performance appraisals? Are meetings dominated by one gender? Do women who speak more receive lower performance … bias when considering employees behaving in a non-gender stereotypical way (for example women behaving …

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  • What is sexual harassment?

    … . This section will highlight the link between persistent gender stereotypes and sexual harassment . However, sexual … in today’s workplace are best avoided. As part of the EU gender-based violence survey [8] , women shared their … [4] https://eige.europa.eu/thesaurus/terms/1376 [5] EIGE Gender Statistics Database, Proportion (%) of women who have …

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  • What happens when you violate sexist expectations?

    … competent, but subsequently face a backlash for violating gender norms [4] . Resistance to women in positions of power … violence faced by women politicians, with those working on gender equality issues often singled out for attack. One study of …

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  • Sexism at work

    … engineering and mathematics [1] . Such horizontal gender segregation is partly responsible for the gender pay gap , as fields dominated by men tend to be more … ). [5]  European Union | Money | 2025 | Gender Equality Index . Source: Eurostat, EU-SILC, 2024. [6] Mohr, …

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  • What is the impact of sexism at work?

    … harassment [3][4] . Less than half of EU citizens believe gender equality has been achieved at work. Source: Eurobarometer [5] … an organisation’s image 94 % of EU citizens believe gender equality is a fundamental right Source: Eurobarometer …

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  • Part 2. Test yourself

    … your internal and external communication to remove gender stereotypes? Do you try to maintain gender balance when allocating tasks and responsibilities on … Do you apply your unconscious bias training related to gender when you are involved in recruitment processes, giving …

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    Toolkit page
  • What is sexism?

    … about women and men, which manifest themselves as gender stereotypes , can rank one gender as superior to another. Such hierarchical thinking can … set up across the EU to prevent discrimination and promote equality, women are still under-represented in …

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  • Ex-ante publicity notice for procurement procedure (€15 000.01- € 60 000.00) Support services to EIGE’s data protection rules

    … Description of the contract The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) envisages awarding a low-value contract for …

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  • New technologies and care

    … by such care. This positive effect is highly relevant to gender equality, as women are the majority of caregivers, across all … 2016). Forthcoming EIGE research highlights that the gender care gap is the ‘missing link’ in analysis of the …

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  • Digitalisation and equal rights – the role of AI algorithms

    … and assessment of potential risks, such as algorithmic gender bias and discrimination. AI has been high on the EU … by AI systems (European Commission, 2020d). In the EU gender equality strategy 2020–2025, the Commission reiterated the …

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