… in the context of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO). What is the Council of … Presidency, equality issues such as violence against women and anti-discrimination see new-found prominence on the … says: I very much welcome the adoption of important legislation that tackles violence against women and domestic …
… is killed because of her gender – it is key to identify and count cases accurately. Recent meetings between EIGE, … in Austria and underline the importance of implementing legislationand improving data collection practices on … femicides. EIGE is currently identifying gaps between lawand practice in providing justice to victims and their …
… between EU countries, but the figures are still shocking. And that is why this exhibition is so important, and so … to listen, even when a victim seeks the protection of the law. Today, in 2021, ‘sex without consent’ is not automatically considered rape in the legislation of most EU countries. The majority require some …
… lives. They rent apartments, take part in job interviews and invest in stocks and shares. Cyberspace is clearly a real … new phenomenon, almost every EU country has some form of legislation against it. However, the definitions of cyber … the first EU country to adopt a stand-alone cyber violence law. The prevalence of cyber violence makes this a positive …
… Convention opened for signature. I remember the joy and excitement my colleagues felt, together with the many activists, member state representatives and professionals we had been working with to achieve this … Union. Right now, the European Commission is drafting new legislation to tackle violence against women across the whole …
… by intimate partners or other family members worldwide and around 2 600 in Europe. However, the number of victims is … in fact much higher. Orphaned children, bereaved parents and siblings of murdered women are rarely considered as … legislative and policy documents identifies gaps between lawand practice in providing justice to victims and their …
… of girls at risk of FGM in Denmark, Spain, Luxembourg and Austria. The estimations find that increases in the … of the number of girls at risk of FGM show that legislationand campaigns work. The absolute number of girls … with affected communities, such as healthcare, education, law enforcement and child protection, asylum and migration. …
… as an ex ante evaluation, analysis or assessment of a law, policy or programme that makes it possible to identify, … consequences for the state of equality between women and men. The central question of the gender impact assessment … gender equality through better designed, transformative legislationand policies. A primary objective is to adapt the …
… or reinforced. The Council urged in particular to improve and strengthen the development and regular use of gender impact assessment when drafting: Legislation Policies Programmes Projects Scope of gender … impact assessment should be timely available so that law regulations or policies can be changed or even abandoned, …
… Model Actors involved Guidelines Strenghts and weaknesses Model Since 1 January 2013, a regulatory impact assessment should accompany all drafted legislation starting from its inception within the … and other public bodies. Civil servants involved in law drafting at the level of each competent ministry are thus …
… Model Actors involved Guidelines Strenghts and weaknesses Model Gender impact assessment has not been … to be conducted within a very broad scope that includes law proposals, public campaigns and services directed at … in all administration and planning, meaning for instance law proposals, campaigns and services directed at citizens. …
… Model Actors involved Guidelines Strenghts and weaknesses Model There is no legal obligation to conduct … impact assessment as a continuous process embedded in the lawand policy preparation, rather than a separate exercise … Actors involved Mainly focusing on the drafting of legislation, gender impact assessments are generally …
… Model Actors involved Guidelines Strenghts and weaknesses Model Gender impact assessments have been required by law in the Basque Country since 2005, in the framework of the … to the implementation of equality objectives in legislation. Further dissemination of these results will be …
… Model Actors involved Guidelines Strenghts and weaknesses Model Gender impact assessment is legislated in Catalonia and the law requires that a gender perspective must be included in every law approved by the regional government. It also established …
… Model Actors involved Guidelines Strenghts and weaknesses Model Gender impact assessment was established … work. As a consequence, draft cabinet acts and other legal acts and regulations have to perform a gender … about the steps to be followed when assessing any draft law. Actors involved Gender impact assessment must be …
… the following points: Access to justice is a human right and an integral aspect of the rule of law. Crime is a gender-oriented phenomenon, but the justice … to prevent, investigate and, in accordance with national legislation, punish acts of violence against women, whether …