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
What can parliaments do to advance gender equality? Discover our step-by-step toolkit Section Gender mainstreaming
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
Overview of the toolkit … attitudes as to what is 'normal' and acceptable. Women play an active role in society, yet – all too often – we use … Type Toolkit page Topics Culture
Toolbox for planning work-life balance measures in ICT companies … need to recognise the important role they have to play in boosting the number of women in ICT. The company … Type Toolkit page Topics Digital agenda Employment
How to: guiding principles for commissioning authorities … well as their respective staff. Commissioning authorities play a key role in planning, implementing, monitoring and … Type Toolkit page Topics Education Employment
Dimensions of gender mainstreaming in institutions: The SPO model … (although the structural dimension may also come into play at this point). Output dimension Mainstreaming gender … Type Toolkit page
Who is the guide for? … gender equality Institutions at EU and member state level play a crucial role in achieving gender equality, since they … Type Toolkit page
Step 10: Establishing a gender information management system … by sex and further categories (e.g. age, ethnicity etc.) play an important role in implementing gender mainstreaming, … data and the development of gender indicators can play a key role within the scope of gender information … Type Toolkit page
Individual level … within an institution. The individual person does indeed play a role, but their private life is not being questioned. … Type Toolkit page
How to react to resistance? Statements and reactions … because with gender mainstreaming new knowledge comes into play and actors are asked to have a closer look at possible … Type Toolkit page
Example 6: Setting gender equality objectives … gender equality in the state of Berlin are: Women and men play equal parts in determining and shaping the life of the … Type Toolkit page
Domain 1 – Gender mainstreaming structures … of all parliaments. ‘Women’s parliamentary bodies can play a critical role in shifting the responsibility of making … Type Toolkit page
Self-assessment, scoring and interpretation of parliament gender-sensitivity … do not need to be women; in some situations, men may play a crucial role in advancing women’s policy concerns … Type Toolkit page
Area 1: Women and men have equal opportunities to ENTER the parliament … – including 30% gender quotas – and empowering women to play an active role in politics. Source: EIGE’s collection on … Type Toolkit page
References and resources … Think Tank (2019). Women in Politics in the EU . State of play. Grey, S. (2006). Numbers and Beyond: The Relevance of … Type Toolkit page