… across all sectors. This poses a major challenge for the 64 million women and men with low levels of education in … They are more often unemployed or completely out of the labour market, compared to people with middle and high … half of these work in a precarious job. These are some of the findings from a new study on gender, skills and …
… If the EU stepped up its efforts to improve gender equality, … increase and society would be able to adjust better to the challenges related to the ageing population. These are the main results of a new …
… is a catalyst for social change and a condition for the achievement of fundamental human rights. Mainstreaming … equal access to education is taken as a given, which is the case in the majority of EU Member States. Further information …
… This year, EIGE is putting the spotlight on gender equality in education. With three new studies already underway, EIGE is delving into the classroom to unearth some of the gender related … in education will map the situation in each EU Member State. It will give a full picture of the overall challenges …
… This publication summarises the main results of the Gender Equality Index 2015, which provides scores for 2005, 2010 and 2012, for the first time allowing for an assessment of the progress …
… Since 2005 the EU is still only half way towards gender equality, as shown by the Gender Equality Index 2015 of the European Institute for … in 2005 and to 52.9 in 2012.[1] The progress per Member State and per domain however is uneven – some Member States …
… Equality between women and men is a fundamental value of the European Union and is recognised as vital to economic growth, prosperity and competitiveness. The effectiveness of the policies developed to achieve this … a measure of how much the EU overall and each Member State has come towards achieving gender equality. By focusing …
… The Gender Equality Index provides a comprehensive measure of gender equality, tailored to fit the EU policy context. Following the importance of cohesion across EU Member States, the …
… This was organised in three phases, which progressed from the general to the specific, and involved setting up working groups for gender equality in the ministries. In phase 1, seminars were held first for 130 …