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
Low engagement in adult learning and gender divide in educational choice remain major barriers … the situation (EESC, 2018). Lifelong learning could play an essential role in closing this skills gap. Gender … Type Toolkit page
4. Domain of knowledge … out of work because of the pandemic, adult education will play a major role in reintegrating them into the labour … Type Toolkit page
Highlights of the Gender Equality Index 2020 … management practices. For example, online customer ratings play a big role in evaluating workers’ performance in some … Type Toolkit page
Foreword … as the EU’s monitoring tool for gender equality, will play a crucial role in assessing these impacts and bringing … Type Toolkit page
Checklist to guide the preparation of calls for project proposals … or budgeting for external gender expertise, will play in project selection? Does the call make it clear if, … Type Toolkit page Topics Economic and financial affairs
Checklist for putting the horizontal principle of gender equality into practice in Operational Programmes … of communications? Can the roles that women and/or men play in the Member State influence how results are … Type Toolkit page Topics Economic and financial affairs
Tool 5: Defining partnerships and multilevel governance – identifying relevant partners, the role of gender experts and the composition of monitoring committees … been considered initially. Such partners and partnerships play an important role in improving public decisions and … Type Toolkit page Topics Economic and financial affairs
Gender budgeting as a way of promoting accountability and transparency in public finance planning and management … institutions, parliaments, civil society and the media all play a crucial role in monitoring and holding governments … Type Toolkit page Topics Economic and financial affairs
What does gender budgeting involve in practice? … and external stakeholders. These different actors play complementary roles that contribute to the full … Type Toolkit page Topics Economic and financial affairs
Step 5: Embed police risk assessment in a multiagency framework Type Toolkit page Topics Health Justice Violence
Transport and public infrastructure … type, EU-28, 2014 Generational factors also come into play on the link between gender and transport modes. For … in public transport overall, private transport would play a less crucial role in determining job options. This … Type Toolkit page
Lone parents and people with disabilities are still without the health support they need … income (OECD, 2017). Socioeconomic status and gender play a role in diseases and risk factors that contribute … Type Toolkit page
Adult learning stalls most when reskilling needs are greatest … strongest barriers to adult learning. While work schedules play a more significant role in preventing men from … Type Toolkit page
Motherhood, low education and migration are particular barriers to work for women … population groups, where both strong gender norms still in play and fewer possibilities for employment lead to much … Type Toolkit page
10. Conclusions … together with logistics and commuting options, play a major role in how well work can be combined with rest … Type Toolkit page
Take care with ‘false generics’ … men playing sports is the 'norm'. In contrast when women play sports their gender will often be made explicit, as this … Type Toolkit page Topics Culture