… by two additional, equally important domains: violence and intersecting inequalities. For the first time, the Index … issues such as gender norms. Structural change will be needed - as Claudia Goldin, professor of economics … progress to company boards. In more than 10 years women’s political representation improved by 8 per cent, while …
… against women is a priority of the European Union (EU) and its Member States. This commitment is affirmed in the main EU gender equality policy … women. Eliminating it is a profound, but also evolving, political challenge that requires addressing the unequal …
… been maintained jointly by the Institute of Criminology and Legal Policy (University of Helsinki), the National … label of the crime) but in the future the previous crimes will be retrieved directly from the police data. This means … is likely to happen after years of continuous violence. Politicalcommitmentand funding as main success factor The …
… has built a time series of the Index covering 2005, 2010 and 2012. The total score of the Index for the EU rose marginally from 51.3 out of 100 in 2005 and to 52.9 in 2012.[1] The progress per Member State and per domain however is uneven – some Member States have …
… Equality Index shows differences in outcomes between women and men at the individual level in EU Member States,’ says … supports evidence-based policy-making and indicates where political priorities should be shifted to accelerate the … as well as where progress is most needed. I hope this tool will be used extensively and that it will lead to better …