… on Violence against Women in Times of Crisis: Challenges and Potential Solutions under the Swedish Presidency of the … The Lithuanian CSO Center for Equality Advancement and The European Institute for Gender Equality. Dear … domestic violence will help to enshrine standards in EU law. And beyond, the Council of Europe Convention on …
… for the European Union to take leaps forwards to secure and realise the rights of women in all their diversity. … Some EU countries have recently introduced laws, policies and practices which limit women’s sexual and reproductive … as a privileged source of interpretation of EU secondary law in this area, the EU charter was perceived by many as a …
… them to work towards a set of strategic objectives and actions for the advancement of women and the achievement of gender equality in 12 critical areas … this respect (average 3.4 / 6 or 56%). Some countries have legislation in place to ensure the production of such data …
… a driver towards promoting equal employment opportunities and social inclusion for women and men, providing equal opportunities for women and men at all stages of the supply chain and addressing …
… 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 …
… held 15 years ago. The European Commission has proposed legislation to oblige companies to bring a bit more balance … gender no lower than 40 %. But EU countries aren’t keen and have been blocking the law for almost a decade now. It looks odd, this world, …
… 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 …
… beginning of Coronavirus lockdowns, police, women shelters and NGOs have reported a surge in domestic violence, … has exposed how common this serious human rights abuse is and how insufficient the measures to fight it still are. The … the use of emergency barring orders. In countries where legislation already provides for these orders, police should …
… time she was among us here at EIGE she touched our hearts and her friendship will be sadly missed. Christine dedicated … Belfast (2003), building on an LLM degree in human rights law from the University of Nottingham and a Master’s degree … UN Women. The issue of FGM has since been mainstreamed in legislation, policy frameworks and practices of EU Member …
… Day celebrates its 100th anniversary, a day of recognition and paying homage to the economic, political and social achievements of women. International Women's Day … the opportunity to cast our minds back to former struggles and accomplishments. It creates an arena where measuring the …