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      In October EIGE releases its annual Gender Equality Index updating on the progress of gender equality in the EU. In this year’s Index edition, EIGE also makes links between gender equality and the European Green Deal exploring how the progress in gender equality can support the green transition. This year the Index conference is extended with two webinars taking a...

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      Between women and men in the EU, there’s a greater balance of childcare. But there isn’t when it comes to the type of task according to EIGE’s latest evidence. The distribution of unpaid childcare between women and men is moving in the right direction. EIGE’s evidence from a 2022 survey on gender gaps in unpaid care, individual and social activities...

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      This toolkit provides guidelines for the use of gender-sensitive language in writing. Gender-sensitive communication ensures that women and men – and those who do not conform to the binary gender system – are treated as persons of equal importance and dignity.

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      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?

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      Each year the EU spends 14% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on public works, from building projects to social infrastructure. Smart targeting of that €2 trillion in public funds and considering how it impacts the lives of both women and men is the essence of Gender-responsive public procurement, or GRPP.

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  • Violating sexist expectations can lead to sexual harassment

    … Women Large numbers of women in positions of authority report sexual harassment. In the EU, 75 % of women in top management …

  • What is sexual harassment?

    … About a third of women who faced sexual harassment in the EU experienced it …

  • Romania - Sexual Harassment

    … 3 different laws provide a legal definition for sexual harassment. Sexual harassment at work is a form of discrimination(Law 324/2006 Anti-discrimination law, …

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    Romania
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    • Violence
    • Justice
  • 17 JUN: Online Discussion on Sexual Harassment in Politics – Prevalence and Intervention

    … invites you to participate in an online discussion on Sexual Harassment in Politics. The event takes place on  EuroGender … issue. However, gathered information about the prevalence of sexual harassment in politics and (good) interventions is …

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    17 Jun 2016, 10:00 CEST - 17 Jun 2016, 14:00 CEST Europe/Brussels
  • Inequalities heighten the risk of violence against women

    … 2019 Fundamental Rights Survey (FRA, 2021) revealed higher harassment rates in the preceding 5 years among specific … as lesbian, bisexual or ‘other’ (57 %); women not citizens of where they live (51 %); women educated to tertiary level … including through culturally sensitive approaches in sexual and reproductive healthcare systems (see …

  • Under-reporting of sexual harassment

    … Sexual harassment is under-reported, with one UK survey finding that 79 % of targets of sexual harassment in the workplace did not … violence, lead to under-reporting [3] . Most of the time women and girls are afraid to denounce violence. They may …

  • When gender-based violence goes digital

    … The emergence of digital technologies has had far-reaching impacts on … adult women in the EU have experienced some form of online harassment in the 12 months preceding the survey. This … 18–29-year-old women living in the EU having experienced sexual harassment online since the age of 15 (FRA, 2014b). …

  • Gender Equality Index 2017: We cannot be silent about violence

    … or colleague. Disclosed violence is only a fraction of the reality. “Violence against women is both a cause and a … Parliament has put forward a resolution on combating sexual harassment and abuse in the parliament and the wider EU. It …

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    • Violence
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  • Joint Statement of Heads of JHA agencies: Zero tolerance for sexual harassment

    … Together, we the Heads of Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) agencies commit to zero tolerance towards sexual harassment and gender-based violence in the workplace. We …

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    • Violence
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  • Lithuania - Sexual Harassment

    … A person who, in seeking sexual contact or satisfaction, harasses a person subordinate … and shall be punished by a fine or by restriction of liberty or by arrest. According to Article 1 of the Law on Equal Opportunities of Women and Men, sexual harassment is defined as offensive verbal or physical, …

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    Lithuania
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  • 24-25 NOV: ETUC Conference “Safe at Home, Safe at Work”

    … ETUC is hosting the Madrid conference to share experience of negotiations and agreements at company and sectoral level to combat violence against women and sexual harassment at work. During the conference,  EIGE presented …

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    24 Nov 2016, 9:00 CET - 25 Nov 2016, 13:00 CET Europe/Madrid
  • Measures against gender-based violence including sexual harassment

    … Main Section Videos & Webinars Tools & Resources The field of research and innovation (R & I) is not immune to sexual and gender-based violence, but this issue tends to be … There is evidence that gender-based violence and sexual harassment are widespread in public institutions and …

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  • Romania

    … that addresses gender equality in research. Article 41 of the Romanian Constitution guarantees equal pay for equal … women and men, while Article 223 of the Penal Code defines sexual harassment at the workplace as a criminal offence. All forms …

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  • Mapping the current status and potential of administrative data sources on gender-based violence in the EU

    … The main aims of the study was to map the key administrative data sources … against women: intimate partner violence (all types); sexual violence (outside intimate relationship), which … includes: rape; sexual assault (excluding rape); sexual harassment; and stalking. For the purposes of this report, …

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  • Study to identify and map existing data and resources on sexual violence against women in the EU: Report

    … Lobby in 2011. The study focused on the following forms of sexual violence against women – rape, marital rape, sexual abuse/assault, sexual coercion and sexual harassment outside the workplace – and covered resources used …

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  • A dearth of evidence hampers true assessment of violence against women

    … The domain of violence cannot be updated regularly because of the … some EU-wide data on experiences of physical violence and harassment among women and men. Owing to differences in … in the EU-27 experienced physical violence (excluding sexual violence) in the 5 years before the survey, and 5 % of …

  • Study to identify and map existing data and resources on sexual violence against women in the EU

    … This study focused on sexual violence against women, including rape, marital rape, sexual abuse and assault, sexual coercion or sexual harassment outside the workplace. It examined the resources … information on sexual violence in the EU from a number of sources, such as: European and international resources; …

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    • Violence
  • Seminar: Gender Equality in Education

    … Equinet, together with the Czech Public Defender of Rights , will organise a one and a half day … in the Equinet perspectives Persistence of Discrimination, Harassment and Inequality for Women (2015) and Harassment on the Basis of Gender and Sexual Harassment (2014) echo these concerns. In order to …

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    19 May 2016, 9:00 CEST - 20 May 2016, 13:00 CEST Europe/Prague
  • Gender-based violence enabled by digital technology: a new occupational hazard?

    … The use of digital technologies has become an integral part of the … experiences affecting women in the workplace, such as sexual harassment, are increasingly mediated by digital technologies …

  • What is sexism?

    … Sexism is linked to beliefs around the fundamental nature of women and men and the roles they should play in society. … Article 12a of the Staff Regulations on psychological and sexual harassment, where sexual harassment is defined as: … conduct …

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