… Relevance of gender in the policy area Around seven per cent of the total population … and finance) where women are less represented than men. Social isolation and lower labour market participation can … limited knowledge of the local language and lack of social networks make migrant women particularly vulnerable to …
… Relevance of gender in the policy area The complex and evolving security threats the EU … is prevalent in situations of armed conflict . In times of social and political unrest, women and girls are particularly … more sophisticated in the way they use the internet and social media to engage and recruit women and men, in …
… Relevance of gender in the policy area Culture can be defined as the systems of … both in relation to the broad definition of culture as a ‘social construction’ and to the way in which cultural policy … and differ in time and place. Gender is a cultural and social construction, defined by the power relations between …
… Relevance of gender in the policy area The European Union (EU) is one of the world’s … taxation of income from labour and government spending on social welfare benefits have similar effects on labour … A growth-friendly tax structure could go hand-in-hand with social equity if tax reforms are adequately designed. Fiscal …
… unemployed persons. Issues of gender inequalities in the policy area Gender employment gap In all Member States and in … women and men to participate more actively in all areas of social life. In particular, flexible working arrangements can … Commission launched a first stage consultation with EU social partner organisations on how to improve work–life …
… Relevance of gender in the policy area Environment is a cross-cutting issue. It … strategies Climate change is a complex environmental and social issue, affecting a world that is characterised by, and … women-headed households due to gender gaps in income and social and economic resources. Women and men living in Europe …
… Relevance of gender in the policy area Gender plays a specific role both in the … need to adequately explore and address the combination of social and biological sources of differences in women’s and … affect men exclusively. Besides biological factors, social norms also affect the health status of women and men …
… Relevance of gender in the policy area The relevance of gender in the justice policy … are also discriminated against due to their economic and social status According to the Council of Europe, belonging … barriers that discriminate against women Cultural and social expectations and values may prevent women from seeking …
… Relevance of gender in the policy area EU regional policy is an investment policy that … the European Union (EU) devotes 5 articles to “economic, social and territorial cohesion” (Articles 174 – 178). The policy aims to reduce the economic, social and territorial disparities between EU regions by …