What’s gender equality got to do with financial independence? EIGE’s latest report joins the dots on income, wealth and power, highlighting the crucial role of financial independence for women. Topics Economic and financial affairs Employment Migration Poverty Violence Publication date 07 May 2024
Are You Ready for the European Parliament Elections 2024? Take the Gender Equality Quiz! From 6 to 9 June 2024, people in the EU will vote for the 720 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) representing 480 million Europeans. But before you vote, have you considered gender equality? Publication date 01 May 2024
Financial Independence and Gender Equality: Joining the dots between income, wealth, and power This report presents evidence on gender inequalities in financial independence in the EU, with a particular focus on how financial independence has been defined and measured. It also presents evidence on the impact of tax–benefit systems in EU Member States on gender inequalities in financial independence and explores consequences associated with financial dependence, including economic violence. The report finds that... Topics Economic and financial affairs Employment Poverty Violence Publication date 06 May 2024 Available in: EN
Gender Equality Index 2023: Towards a green transition in transport and energy The Gender Equality Index 2023 presents the EU in relation to gender equality amid crises and uncertainties. In recent years, the world has been hit by repeated shocks and multiple crises. What remains constant is the fact that when crisis strikes, women and girls suffer disproportionally. The crises and shocks continuously threaten to create new challenges and reverse years of... Topics Culture Digital agenda Economic and financial affairs Education Employment Energy Entrepreneurship Environment and climate change Health Justice Migration Poverty Regional policy Transport Youth Violence Publication date 24 Oct 2023 Available in: EN
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Resources and structures key for women's empowerment With International Women’s Day just around the corner, progress towards gender equality is high on the agenda. But what does it take to really pave the way for gender equality? Publication date 27 Feb 2023
Two years on: women fleeing Russia’s war in Ukraine need more support How can essential healthcare services be strengthened for victims of conflict-related sexual violence? Topics Health Migration Youth Violence Publication date 20 Feb 2024
EIGE stresses the need for gender dimension in DSA transparency reporting EIGE, in its contribution to a public consultation on the design of transparency reports under the Digital Services Act (DSA), has highlighted the need to include gender-based measurement instruments. Topics Digital agenda Violence Publication date 01 Feb 2024
Apply to become our Seconded National Expert: Gender-based Violence! The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) 1 invites applications with a view to establishing a reserve list for the post of Seconded National Expert (SNE) – Gender-Based Violence (GBV). The registration of applications will begin on 5 April 2024 and will close on 13 May 2024 at 13:30 Eastern European Time (EET). The Institute Based in Vilnius, Lithuania, EIGE... Type Seconded national experts Ref. number EIGE/2024/SNE/GBV Published date 03 Apr 2024 Closing date 13 May 2024, 13:30 Europe/Vilnius
Finance and advice for women in business … 2013 and December 2017, with a total budget of EUR 38,000,000 (85% EU financing, 15% from Turkey). The EBRD made … Type Good practice
Women-ReBoot: have you still got it? Type Good practice Country Ireland Topics Digital agenda Employment
Gender diversity in action at AON: Understanding the gap … fifth highest pension gap in the EU, where the average is 38%. Gender-stereotyped areas of work are significant both in … Type Good practice Country Ireland Topics Digital agenda Employment
Microsoft Croatia: Empowering girls to choose ICT @DigiGirlz … share of women in telecommunications is close to average (38.6%) for Croatia, it remains lower in computer programing, … Type Good practice Country Croatia Topics Digital agenda Employment
Health action on gender, violence and life cycle (HAGVLC) … survey carried out in Portugal (Lisboa et al., 2008), 38 per cent of Portuguese women have experienced physical, … Type Good practice Country Portugal Topics Health Violence
Equal representation in applications … with this new action plan, as the women in 2015 was 38.5 % against 36.7 % in 2014. It has been announced that the … Type Good practice Country Denmark Topics Research
Grassroots campaign empowers women … the ninth-lowest score and below the EU27 average of 38. These low figures have led to criticisms from the UN’s … Type Good practice Country Ireland
Bringing young women into politics: The project “From Woman to Woman” Type Good practice Country Portugal
30 years of women’s microfinance … women increased by 51% between 2002 and 2011 and is now 38%. Most enterprises founded by women are in typical women’s … Type Good practice Country Germany Topics Entrepreneurship
Making Belgium aware of its media’s gender imbalance … heard more often on social themes (42%), criminal affairs (38%) and health issues (38%). Women rarely figure as ‘authorities in the field’ in … Type Good practice Country Belgium Topics Culture
Dobbantó – women entrepreneurs’ competence development … regularly informed of the programme. SEED’s web page had 38,000 visitors in 2012, and its Facebook page has 800 … Type Good practice Country Hungary Topics Entrepreneurship
Aspire Fund – providing equity for women’s businesses Type Good practice Country Non EU countries Topics Entrepreneurship