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      In October EIGE releases its annual Gender Equality Index updating on the progress of gender equality in the EU. In this year’s Index edition, EIGE also makes links between gender equality and the European Green Deal exploring how the progress in gender equality can support the green transition. This year the Index conference is extended with two webinars taking a...

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    • Sharing the load: who invests more time and energy in childcare?

      Between women and men in the EU, there’s a greater balance of childcare. But there isn’t when it comes to the type of task according to EIGE’s latest evidence. The distribution of unpaid childcare between women and men is moving in the right direction. EIGE’s evidence from a 2022 survey on gender gaps in unpaid care, individual and social activities...

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      This toolkit provides guidelines for the use of gender-sensitive language in writing. Gender-sensitive communication ensures that women and men – and those who do not conform to the binary gender system – are treated as persons of equal importance and dignity.

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      The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has published a handbook to help stop sexism in the workplace. From recruitment to performance evaluation, EIGE’s handbook shows how organisations can ensure women and men employees feel safe, respected and fulfilled.

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    • What does it take to achieve gender equality? – 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?

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    • GRPP: Four letters can unlock €2 trillion to accelerate our drive towards gender equality

      Each year the EU spends 14% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on public works, from building projects to social infrastructure. Smart targeting of that €2 trillion in public funds and considering how it impacts the lives of both women and men is the essence of Gender-responsive public procurement, or GRPP.

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      EIGE’s new report for the Western Balkans and Türkiye provides guidance for combatting violence against women.

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Definition of gender

Social attributes and opportunities associated with being female and male and to the relationships between women and men and girls and boys, as well as to the relations between women and those between men.

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  • Effektives Gender-Training: eine Analyse der wichtigsten Vorbedingungen und Erfolgsfaktoren - Wichtigste Ergebnisse

    … fasst die Ergebnisse einer umfassenden Studie über Gender-Taining zusammen, die im Rahmen des zweijährigen … Instituts für Gleichstellungsfragen zum Thema „Gender-Training in der Europäischen Union: Bestandsaufnahme, … durchgeführt wurde. Database of resources on gender equality training …

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  • Gender Training: Bestandsaufnahme der Strategien und Praxis in der Europäischen Union: Zusammenfassung der Ergebnisse

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  • What is gender mainstreaming

    … Gender mainstreaming has been embraced internationally as a strategy towards realising gender equality. It involves the integration of a gender perspective into the preparation, design, …

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  • The pathway to progress: strengthening effective structures for gender equality and gender mainstreaming in the EU

    … The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) collected data from all European Union … situation of institutional mechanisms for the promotion of gender equality and gender mainstreaming in December 2021. The data collection …

  • Data collection on institutional mechanisms for gender equality and gender mainstreaming: Methodological report

    … and methodology used in the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) 2021 data collection on institutional mechanisms for the promotion of gender equality and gender mainstreaming. …

  • Gender-responsive public procurement

    … Gender-responsive public procurement (GRPP) is a gender mainstreaming tool to promote gender equality through public procurement. GRPP promotes …

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  • Gender-responsive evaluation

    … Gender-responsive evaluation is an assessment aimed at: … measuring progress towards achieving intended gender-related objectives and goals set out in policies, programmes and projects evaluating from a gender perspective the relevant processes, activities, …

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    … working in the area. Despite formal commitments to address gender inequality in leadership positions in the security …

  • Evidence to Action: Gender equality and gender mainstreaming in the COVID-19 recovery

    … will affect women more severely than men. The increase in gender inequalities that has resulted from the COVID-19 crisis points to the importance of placing gender equality at the heart of the EU policy response to … the short and the long terms. This study offers a unique gender assessment of the EU recovery response to the COVID-19 …

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  • Gender balance in politics: November 2022

    … at all territorial levels too often fails to reflect the gender diversity of the populations they represent, with … in many cases. The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) regularly monitors this situation in …

  • Gender Equality Index 2021: Health

    … Since 2013, the Gender Equality Index has been recognised by EU institutions and Member States as a key benchmark for gender equality in the EU. The 6th edition of the Index … therefore cannot capture the full impact of the crisis on gender equality, the report provides ample evidence of the …

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  • Statistical brief: gender balance in politics 2020

    … assemblies and executives often fail to reflect the gender diversity of the populations they represent, with … in many cases. The European Institute for Gender Equality regularly monitors the situation in … and governments across the EU, with a particular focus on gender balance in decision-making at EU, national and …

  • The costs of gender-based violence in the European Union

    … Gender-based violence is a widespread phenomenon in the … legal, social and specialised services with regard to gender-based violence can create a better understanding of … different policy areas. Analysis of the economic costs of gender-based violence may also show the cost of inaction and …

  • Gender balance in business and finance: December 2022

    … The persistent gender imbalance among key decision-makers in large … exchanges have at least 40 % of the under-­represented gender among non-executive directors or 33 % among all directors. The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) monitors the situation biannually for …

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  • Gender Equality Forum 2022: Chair Statement

    … EIGE’s Gender Equality Forum 2022 served as a platform for much needed conversations on how to reach a gender equal Europe. This Chair Statement outlines the key … provides a path for EIGE’s #3StepsForward for the broader gender equality movement from now until the next Forum in …

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