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
Measures against gender-based violence including sexual harassment Type Toolkit page Topics Education Employment Research
Femicide … femicide • Killing as result of misogynist attitudes/social practices 3. Criminal context Killing … Type Page
Traditional norms of masculinity … health issues (Gough and Novikova, 2020). Such norms and attitudes are often reinforced at work, particularly in … Type Toolkit page
Health and risk behaviours are clearly gendered … likely to smoke and drink Sociocultural norms and gendered attitudes shape willingness to engage in health-promoting or … Type Toolkit page
FGM study: More girls at risk but community opposition growing … and integration have an impact on risk by changing attitudes to FGM. As part of the study, focus groups were … Type News article Topics Health Justice Migration Youth Violence
Sexism at work … and Glick, P., ‘Ambivalent sexism at home and at work: how attitudes toward women in relationships foster exclusion in … Type Toolkit page
What is sexism? … subject to gender-based violence [1] . Sexist attitudes, practices and behaviour contribute to these … related to stereotypes since discriminatory actions or attitudes are frequently based on false beliefs or … Type Toolkit page
Grey literature on employment … gaps persist as a result of discriminatory norms and attitudes, unequal distribution of care responsibilities and … Type Publication Topics Employment
Step 1: Ex ante approach … power relations and challenge discriminatory gender norms, attitudes and behaviours. [2] Due to the operational … Type Toolkit page Topics Economic and financial affairs
Behavioural change in health is key to tackling gender inequalities … change. For example, gender norms on masculinity and attitudes expected of boys and men often deter men from … Type Toolkit page
10. Conclusions … gendered consequences. Studies have shown that employers’ attitudes are often an obstacle for men to take up parental … Type Toolkit page
Common challenges when using gender-sensitive language … stem from gender stereotypes and can reflect attitudes held across society. Tip: Always ask yourself if … Type Toolkit page Topics Culture