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Definition of gender stereotypes

Preconceived ideas whereby females and males are arbitrarily assigned characteristics and roles determined and limited by their gender. 

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  • Czechia

    … PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY IN RESEARCH Legal framework As of the end of … adopted any specific legislation dedicated to promoting gender equality in research and innovation. Policy framework … promotes gender equality. It focused on removing gender stereotypes related to study fields and gender mainstreaming …

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  • Training: awareness-raising and capacity building

    … to initiate a structural change process towards better gender equality in an organisation, awareness of gender inequality and knowledge about gender issues in … influences judgements and opinions about others based on stereotypes and can result in discrimination. Read more about …

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  • Gender-sensitive research funding procedures

    … Main Section Videos & Webinars Tools & Resources Gender equality plans (GEPs) of research funding bodies … and the whole funding cycle need to be addressed from a gender perspective. Allocating research grants needs to be … office. The first training session included lectures on stereotypes and implicit bias, among other topics. In a …

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  • Cyprus

    … PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY IN RESEARCH Legal framework As of August … put in place any laws or regulations explicitly promoting gender equality in research and innovation. Policy framework … Several actions under the thematic area ‘Eradication of Stereotypes and Social Prejudices’ similarly seek to increase …

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    Cyprus
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  • Step 1: Getting started

    … Tools and resources Once you have realised that promoting gender equality is crucial for both your funding activities … as this will influence the scope and purpose of your gender equality plan (GEP). Therefore, start analysing your … more confident, more independent). Here, gendermobility stereotypes come into play – even more so when decisions are …

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  • Integration of the sex/gender dimension into research and teaching content

    … & Webinars Tools & Resources The inclusion of the sex/gender dimension means that differences, whether biological … research and transferred through education is free of gender bias. Looking at potential sex and/or gender … with students are unconsciously influenced by gender stereotypes . Young people also hold stereotypical beliefs …

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  • Slovakia

    … PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY IN RESEARCH Legal framework As of September … any specific strategies, laws or regulations promoting gender equality in research and innovation. Policy framework … but, rather, focuses on lower-level education, combating stereotypes, violence against women and children, and sexual …

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  • Artificial intelligence and gender equality

    … Does Artificial Intelligence help or hinder the fight for gender equality? EIGE’s Director Carlien Scheele delved … by the S&D Working Group on Artificial Intelligence and Gender Equality on 30 March 2022. Good Afternoon Artificial … mathematics at school. They are often deterred by gender stereotypes. The women who do make it to university face …

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  • Annex 2: The EU’s gender equality legal and policy framework

    … committed itself to a ‘ dual approach ’ towards realising gender equality. This approach involves mainstreaming a gender perspective in all policies, while also implementing … fields: ending gender-based violence, challenging gender stereotypes, closing gender gaps in the labour market, …

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  • Examples of Step 2a – Ex post operation assessment Step 2a

    … demonstrates how operations might be designed emphasising gender equality objectives to a greater or lesser degree. … assumed to have a substantial positive impact, where gender equality is explicit / ‘gender mainstreaming’ in the … of not applying a gender perspective towards reinforcing stereotypes, the lack of understanding of gender-specific …

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  • Tool 8: Guiding questions for applying GRPP under the light regime – improving working conditions in healthcare and social care services by means of public procurement

    … policymakers and practitioners working towards gender equality and gender mainstreaming to apply GRPP from the perspective of … equality (wage gaps / gender pay gaps) and in overcoming stereotypes about the healthcare / social care roles that …

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  • Early childhood, when everything begins

    … and how do they make it tricky? What is the impact of gender stereotypes? And how does all this trickle down to little … have more women in the workforce, and higher levels of gender equality overall.  That is why, 20 years ago, the …

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  • The economy of the future: How can the EU ensure gender equality?

    … of the conference Women's economic empowerment: key to gender equality hosted by the French European Union Council … these inequalities are not news to anyone here today. The gender pay gap, low numbers of women in engineering and … care of children and people’s homes can help chip away at stereotypes about women’s and men’s work, and of how much it …

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  • Robots and ride hailing: women and men face different risks from economy of the future

    … New evidence from the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) shows that artificial intelligence and … work (also called gig work), have the potential to improve gender equality in the economy. However, there is also a … on both. This is our opportunity to edit out the age-old stereotypes, sexism and discrimination of the labour market, …

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  • Planet 50:50 – Europe’s contribution to the sustainable development goals

    … We need both legislative and cultural change. Persistent gender stereotypes can hinder the effect of even the best measures. … For some years, a backlash has been building against gender equality and women’s rights. A sense that women had …

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  • Connecting and disconnecting and work-life balance

    … case. But it’s also true in so called ‘normal times’. The gender pay gap, women’s lower pensions…it’s all linked to the … should roll out awareness raising campaigns to end gender stereotypes around who provides care. They should also …

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  • Pay transparency: The next step to end the gender pay gap

    … 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 …   Behind all these factors lies the same reason: gender stereotypes and beliefs around who should do what job, and …

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  • Beyond the Beijing Declaration: Assessment and main challenges

    … Thank you for inviting EIGE- the European Institute for Gender Equality – to this timely discussion. This year we … Platform for Action [BPfA] and sent a strong message that gender equality is a cross-cutting issue in all policy areas … To do this, more work needs to be done to eradicate gender stereotypes and to make programmes to get men into care work …

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  • Opening speech of the Gender Equality Index 2021 conference

    … 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 … to mental health, we can see the harmful impact of gender stereotypes. Men often do not seek help when they need to, …

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