What’s gender equality got to do with financial independence? EIGE’s latest report joins the dots on income, wealth and power, highlighting the crucial role of financial independence for women. Topics Economic and financial affairs Employment Migration Poverty Violence Publication date 07 May 2024
Are You Ready for the European Parliament Elections 2024? Take the Gender Equality Quiz! From 6 to 9 June 2024, people in the EU will vote for the 720 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) representing 480 million Europeans. But before you vote, have you considered gender equality? Publication date 01 May 2024
Financial Independence and Gender Equality: Joining the dots between income, wealth, and power This report presents evidence on gender inequalities in financial independence in the EU, with a particular focus on how financial independence has been defined and measured. It also presents evidence on the impact of tax–benefit systems in EU Member States on gender inequalities in financial independence and explores consequences associated with financial dependence, including economic violence. The report finds that... Topics Economic and financial affairs Employment Poverty Violence Publication date 06 May 2024 Available in: EN
Gender Equality Index 2023: Towards a green transition in transport and energy The Gender Equality Index 2023 presents the EU in relation to gender equality amid crises and uncertainties. In recent years, the world has been hit by repeated shocks and multiple crises. What remains constant is the fact that when crisis strikes, women and girls suffer disproportionally. The crises and shocks continuously threaten to create new challenges and reverse years of... Topics Culture Digital agenda Economic and financial affairs Education Employment Energy Entrepreneurship Environment and climate change Health Justice Migration Poverty Regional policy Transport Youth Violence Publication date 24 Oct 2023 Available in: EN
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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? Publication date 27 Feb 2023
Two years on: women fleeing Russia’s war in Ukraine need more support How can essential healthcare services be strengthened for victims of conflict-related sexual violence? Topics Health Migration Youth Violence Publication date 20 Feb 2024
EIGE stresses the need for gender dimension in DSA transparency reporting EIGE, in its contribution to a public consultation on the design of transparency reports under the Digital Services Act (DSA), has highlighted the need to include gender-based measurement instruments. Topics Digital agenda Violence Publication date 01 Feb 2024
Apply to become our Seconded National Expert: Gender-based Violence! The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) 1 invites applications with a view to establishing a reserve list for the post of Seconded National Expert (SNE) – Gender-Based Violence (GBV). The registration of applications will begin on 5 April 2024 and will close on 13 May 2024 at 13:30 Eastern European Time (EET). The Institute Based in Vilnius, Lithuania, EIGE... Type Seconded national experts Ref. number EIGE/2024/SNE/GBV Published date 03 Apr 2024 Closing date 13 May 2024, 13:30 Europe/Vilnius
Luxembourg - Sexual Assault (excl. rape) … "indecent assault": any indecent assault committed without violence or threats of persons of either sex shall be … Type Legal definition Country Luxembourg Topics Violence Justice
Malta - Intimate Partner Violence … In Malta, "domestic violence" means: any act of violence, even if only verbal, perpetrated by a household … Type Legal definition Country Malta Topics Violence Justice
Malta - Rape … Whosoever shall, by violence, have carnal knowledge of a person of either sex, … Type Legal definition Country Malta Topics Violence Justice
Netherlands - Intimate Partner Violence … Violence committed by someone from the domestic or family … Type Legal definition Country Netherlands Topics Violence Justice
Netherlands - Rape … He who, by force or another factuality, or by threat of violence or another factuality, compels someone to be … Type Legal definition Country Netherlands Topics Violence Justice
Netherlands - Sexual Assault (excl. rape) Type Legal definition Country Netherlands Topics Violence Justice
Portugal - Sexual Assault (excl. rape) Type Legal definition Country Portugal Topics Violence Justice
Slovakia - Rape … a woman to engage in sexual intercourse (coitus) by using violence or threat of immediate violence, or who for such an act abuses a woman’s vulnerable … Type Legal definition Country Slovakia Topics Violence Justice
Slovakia - Sexual Assault (excl. rape) Type Legal definition Country Slovakia Topics Violence Justice
Slovenia - Sexual Harassment … or in relation to work with sexual harassment, physical violence, ill-treatment or unequal treatment, shall be … Type Legal definition Country Slovenia Topics Violence Justice
Slovenia - Stalking … See "intimate partner violence," where stalking is criminalised if it occurs in the context of family violence. … Type Legal definition Country Slovenia Topics Violence Justice
Sweden - Intimate Partner Violence … Violence where the perpetrator and the victim have or have … Type Legal definition Country Sweden Topics Violence Justice