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    • Platform work: Has flexibility become a cover story?

      The platform work economy comes with great strengths. The ability to work where you want and how you want is a significant motivator for people who have grown tired of the 9-5 rigidity and seek more diversity in their career path.

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      Achieving equality between women and men makes everyone better off. We have come a long way, but there’s still more to do. Let’s shape an economy where gender equality, social fairness and prosperity go hand in hand. #3StepsForward is how policymakers, business leaders and individuals can unite to build a fairer future. We all have a role to play. Join our #3StepsForward campaign and do your part!

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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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    • Sexism at work: How can we stop it?

      The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has published a handbook to help stop sexism in the workplace. From recruitment to performance evaluation, EIGE’s handbook shows how organisations can ensure women and men employees feel safe, respected and fulfilled.

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    • What does it take to achieve gender equality? – Resources and structures key for women's empowerment

      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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      27 Feb 2023
    • GRPP: Four letters can unlock €2 trillion to accelerate our drive towards gender equality

      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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    • Closing the gaps: How data accelerates progress on gender equality  

      EIGE’s new report for the Western Balkans and Türkiye provides guidance for combatting violence against women.

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  • On the road to gender equality: gender balance in the European Economic and Social Committee - Study presentation - 3 March 2020, Brussels

    … to the EU institutions. Its members are drawn from a range of civil society organsiations representing economic, social, … European Parliament and to the EESC itself . It draws on a literature review and a survey of the EESC members and staff.  The study will be …

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    03 Mar 2020, 14:30 CET - 03 Mar 2020, 17:00 CET Europe/Brussels
  • Femicide

    … Femicide is the most severe manifestation of gender-based violence. It is deeply rooted in and a … Name it Report: Defining and identifying femicide - a literature review (2021) Content type PUBLICATION Report: … sent to official data providers and an online survey filled in by national experts. Based on these EIGE is …

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  • Let's turn up the power for more gender equality

    … Years of crises, the increasing clout of radical right-wing voices, … Note for editors The results were obtained following a literature review, as well as a survey of national experts and representatives of national …

  • Ending gender inequalities in earnings and pensions – the EU is decades away without targeted action

    … pension gap, reaching 37 %, both to the disadvantage of women. These measures may underestimate the full extent of … jobs dominated by women. The first results of a Eurofound survey on living, working and COVID-19 [1]  show widespread … to maintain their pre-crisis standard of living. Recent literature (Alon et al., 2020; EIGE, 2019c) has documented …

  • Gender-based violence enabled by digital technology: a new occupational hazard?

    … The use of digital technologies has become an integral part of the … While the magnitude of the phenomenon is unknown, a FRA survey on violence against women asked respondents about … opinions or status in society (FRA, 2017). Most of the literature on online abuse against women in professional …

  • References

    … Risk factors for mental disorders in women survivors of human trafficking: a historical cohort study. BMC … and working conditions: a review of the European economic literature. The European Journal of Health Economics, 17(6), … young adults: results from a nationally representative survey. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 16(5), e128. …

  • Gendered patterns in use of new technologies

    … On the one hand, this means that the types of technologies used in different historical, political and … impression of ICT inferiority among women (Hicks, 2017). A literature review of gender differences in technology use … (Huffman et al., 2013). The Eurobarometer 460 survey presenting European citizens’ opinions on the impact …

  • Transport and public infrastructure

    … activities. The complex interplay between mobility, out-of-home activities, care responsibilities and paid work … of work—life balance and gender equality. The existing literature provides much evidence on how transport and … calculation based on Eurostat Harmonised European Time-Use Survey (HETUS), 2010 (Tus_00hhstatus). ‘Time spent, …

  • Gender and intersecting inequalities in access to health services

    … health. It is considered an important social determinant of health (WHO, 2019e). In the EU context, access to health … principle of the European Pillar of Social Rights. In a survey carried out by EIGE, respondents ranked nine public … treatment altogether (Smalley, 2018). Read more A body of literature explores the gap in the health and health needs of …

  • References

    … Abdelkader, E. (2017). A Comparative Analysis of European Islamophobia: France, UK, Germany, Netherlands … benefits of gender equality in the European Union, Literature review: existing evidence and methodological … the unadjusted gender pay gap using Structure of Earnings Survey data. 2018 edition . Retrieved from …

  • Thematic focus: health

    … to report worse health than men. In the 27 Member States of the EU (EU-27), 66 % of women and 71 % of men perceive … of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) COVID-19 e-survey found that 21 % of respondents had missed a medical … of reproductive health are underexplored in the scientific literature. The COVID-19 pandemic The data shows that the …

  • Bringing young women into politics: The project “From Woman to Woman”

    … political representation for Portuguese women, the Network of Young People for Gender Equality in Portugal (REDE) … addressing such themes as women in the arts, women and literature and women and science. The group of mentees had … An internal evaluation was made using an online survey which was answered by mentees and mentors. Both …

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  • Tourism

    … Relevance of gender in the policy area Tourism is the third largest … and social development is widely acknowledged in the literature, over the years little attention has been paid to … gap is even wider in the tourism sector. For instance, a survey covering 78 tourism companies with information …

  • Step 5: Monitoring progress and evaluating a Gender Equality Plan

    … resources Monitoring and evaluation are important parts of the change process . As you know by now, a gender equality … yourself. For this purpose, you can conduct an annual survey of staff to monitor change, for instance. The gender … features: they fully take inputs from the evaluation literature into account, carefully identifying the steps of …

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  • Success factors for gender equality plan development and implementation

    … Main Section Videos & Webinars Tools & Resources A number of elements can be pointed out as supporting gender equality … and work environments can be monitored by means of a survey. These methods provide key instruments for the overall … commitment can facilitate the implementation of a GEP.   Literature Palmén, R. and Kalpazidou Schmidt, E. (2019), …

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  • New forms of work and flexible working practices in the context of the ICT sector and platform work

    … with two closely related processes: increased flexibility of work and the emergence of new forms of work. Increases in work flexibility date back … (10 % of women and 18 % of men [2] . Evidence from the literature suggests that women and men tend to choose …

  • Entrepreneurship

    … Relevance of gender in the policy area Entrepreneurship plays an … blurred boundaries separating it from self-employment, the literature shows that women still face a great number of … path has been and continues to be reduced, according to a survey by the European Central Bank. Although no breakdown by …

  • Step 5: Monitoring progress and evaluating a Gender Equality Plan

    … resources Monitoring and evaluation are important parts of the process of change . As you know by now, a gender … you need to collect yourself, you could conduct an annual survey of staff to monitor change, for instance. The gender … . These guidelines include inputs from the evaluation literature and guide you through the steps of the evaluation …

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  • Health

    … Relevance of gender in the policy area Gender plays a specific role … of women are committed by an intimate partner. An EU-28 survey on violence against women was launched in 2010 by the … exist between women and men from childhood onwards. The literature shows that in childhood and adolescence, boys …

  • Security

    … Relevance of gender in the policy area The complex and evolving … in criminal activities, there remains a lack in academic literature and other studies of examination of women’s … differently. According to the 2019 special Eurobarometer survey on Europeans’ attitudes towards cybersecurity , men …

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