… In the lead up to International Women’s Day on 8 March, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has released new findings on the impact of the coronavirus crisis on gender equality in …
… This study offers a preliminary overview of the measures undertaken across the EU to support victims of violence during the Covid-19 outbreak (from March until the end of September …
… To mark the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) on 6 February, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has released estimations of the number of girls at risk of FGM in Denmark, Spain, …
… Lockdowns to contain the coronavirus led to spikes in domestic violence reports. In two new studies, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) assesses … to surges in violence against women globally, no EU Member State had a disaster plan in place to deal with this. …
… The EU has long recognised that violence against women is a … for society. Women are most likely to face violence at the hands of someone they know, with one in five having … duty to protect women from violence lies with thestate, the perception that intimate partner violence is ‘a …
… The EU has long recognised that violence against women is a … for society. Women are most likely to face violence at the hands of someone they know, with one in five having … duty to protect women from violence lies with thestate, the perception that intimate partner violence is ‘a …
… While all EU Member States are bound by the Beijing Declaration and its requirement to provide access … EIGE has noted this development in several recent studies. The 25-year review of the Beijing Platform for Action shows that access to sexual …
… In 2015-2016, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) conducted a restricted survey in the 28 EU Member States (EU-28) on the benefits of gender-sensitive infrastructure The survey …
… Lockdown measures implemented during the Covid-19 pandemic led to increased reports of intimate … introducing emergency measures to try and address the increased risk of violence. EIGE examined the various measures introduced by Member States to gather …
… Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, nine Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) … Eurojust, Europol, FRA and Frontex) have been supporting the Member States and EU institutions in meeting the unprecedented challenges resulting from the outbreak of …
… It is time to start the countdown for the Gender Equality Index 2020. Has the EU gone forward or … out on 29 October when EIGE gives its annual update on thestate of gender equality in the EU. This year, the Gender …
… Covid-19 lockdowns have been a sad reminder that, across the world, women frequently face the most danger from people … when it comes to intimate partner violence, each EU Member State collects data in a different way. To help Member … for the majority of Member States, and only one Member State has been able to provide data fully aligned with EIGE’s …
… Certain groups of people are particularly vulnerable during the Covid-19 pandemic due to their disadvantaged situation in … exacerbated when healthcare services are stretched due to the Covid-19 pandemic.[1] Lack of financial means, fear of … or uncertain entitlement to health care are some of the reasons cited most often by refugees and migrants for not …
… The coronavirus pandemic has led to an economic downturn. … This has different consequences for women and men in the labour market. Covid-19 led to the largest drop in … be avoided in Covid-19 recovery measures. Each EU Member State must show how their national plan to access money from …
… The closure of many workplaces and schools during lockdowns … women’s share of unpaid work, despite men sharing the workload more than before. Time spent on cooking and housework increased for both women and men, during the lockdown period. During lockdowns, European women …
… infected with Covid-19, men are more likely to die from the disease. [1] Biologically, this could be because females … or neighbours will no longer be able to rely on it to the same extent. For older people living in residential … EU-SILC 2018 (hlth_silc_06). Note: Data labels refer to the total percentage of women and men of each group reporting …
… and curative health services. For example, while the EU has done work to increase the access of girls and women living outside the EU to sexual and reproductive health services, there has …
… To support the quality assurance of risk assessment processes and to … identify strengths, weaknesses and areas for improvement, the police should do the following. Improve the collection of police data on …
… To effectively determine the level of risk and identify the safety needs of women and children, the following elements should inform police risk assessment …