… In the Chair of the Forum’s opening statement, EIGE Director … of life into a solution-focused Gender Equality Forum in Brussels and online. ...Now that is the kind of spirit to … means we have a greater chance at ending violence against women and girls. Fostering close ties with journalists and …
… Member States have made considerable progress towards the development and implementation of gender equality policies. … still hinder the concrete realisation of gender equality in the EU. Over the past years, a rise of highly coordinated, … only fuel an overall rise in intolerance and hate (against women and their attained rights and against lesbian, gay, …
… of strategic objectives and actions for the advancement of women and the achievement of gender equality in 12 critical areas of concern. One of the key amongst these … was Area H Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women , for which the primary objectives are: to strengthen …
… equal employment opportunities and social inclusion for women and men, providing equal opportunities for women and men at all stages of the supply chain and addressing gender pay gap inequalities in the labour market. EIGE has conducted extensive research …
… The forthcoming Mutual Learning seminar on " Womenin political decision-making " will be held in Ljubljana, … obstacles be overcome? How to ensure that not only more women get on the candidates lists or elected but that there …
… increasing knowledge of the phenomenon of violence against women across the EU. In this regard, EIGE has mapped the existing data available … for Member States and EU bodies on the further development of administrative data collection on rape, …
… The importance of gender strategies to promote growth and development and to improve welfare systems is widely recognized. This is reflected in the increasing commitment of both international … governments towards programmes aimed at strengthening women’s participation in economic life, in politics and in …
… advocates have increasingly urged humanitarian and development organisations to engage men and boys as a complement to empowering women and girls. This e-learning course introduces … boys can serve both as change agents and as target groups in realising gender equality and gender justice for all. This …
… Join HREA for a free one-hour professional development webinar with Gary Barker, International Director … programs and projects to promote gender equality focus on women. However, it is equally important to address power … increasingly recognise that engaging men and boys in programming is essential to advancing gender equality and …
… expertise and knowledge at the level of the Member States in tackling FGM, to initiate specific cooperation on … a change of attitudes. Continuous exchange between men and women should be encouraged so that a new generation can be educated to respect women’s bodily integrity Agenda of the meeting (.pdf) …
… develops and shares reliable evidence on gender equality in the EU and the Member States to support better informed … was developed in the satellite domain of violence against women; this domain was completely empty in 2013 because of a … the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, Germany Marco Peronaci , Ambassador, Deputy …
… Gears’ is an international conference to be hosted by Women’s Enterprise Scotland (WES) in Glasgow on 12 and 13 May, 2015. It will be the first event … to share the journey from research findings, to policy development, to policy initiatives delivered in practice and …
… for Gender Equality (EIGE) is celebrating International Women's Day. The event will take place at EIGE’s premises in Vilnius, on 6 March, 2015. EIGE supports the Presidencies … smaller or interrupted social security contributions by women. The important findings of the note will be explained …
… Following the project’s successful kick-off conference in Brussels in April 2014, the European Gender Medicine … to implement sex and gender sensitive approaches. Women make up over 50 % of the world population, yet in … are referred to as a sub-population group. Even today, women still are not optimally included in clinical trials in …
… The consultation meeting on “ good practices in the area of political decision making “which will take … decision-making with specific focus on competence development, awareness-raising and dedicated gender … of policies and practices to support and increase women’s participation in political decision making. The …
… take almost 30 years to reach the EU’s target of 75% of womenin employment, over 70 years to make equal pay a reality, … years to ensure that housework is equally shared between women and men. To find out how we can achieve a gender equal …
… and experience to improve the working conditions of women and strengthen equality is the main objective of the … that the ETUI organises on March 4-6, 2015 at the ITUH in Brussels. The conference will touch on 6 areas organised … interaction between workers’ action and knowledge developmentin a dialogue among all stakeholders …
… Vice-minister, Chair of the Commission on Equality Between Women and Men, Ministry of Social Security and Labour of the … Affairs, Sweden Session I: Institutional Mechanisms in EU-28, Eastern partnership and IPA countries 20 years … from Austria , Italy , Luxembourg , and Cyprus Development of Guiding Principles for Gender Equality …