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
EU gender equality reaches new milestone: is progress accelerating? Type News article Topics Digital agenda Economic and financial affairs Employment Energy Environment and climate change Transport
Climate change won’t wait, it’s time to take #3StepsForward to a green, gender-equal Europe Type News article Topics Environment and climate change
Sharing the load: who invests more time and energy in childcare? Type News article Topics Economic and financial affairs
4 in 5 NATO Council Representatives are Men: The Need for More Female Representation Type News article
Marking a Milestone: 10+ Years of cooperation with EU pre-accession countries with the support of DG NEAR Type News article
Unpaid care: Around one third of women and men struggle to strike a work-life balance in the EU Type News article Topics Employment
Actioning solutions where gender-based violence and crisis meet Type News article Topics Environment and climate change Violence
Energy poverty is not about households. It’s about who is in those households. Type News article Topics Economic and financial affairs Environment and climate change
We need to think about care differently. Right now, it’s not working for anyone. Type News article Topics Economic and financial affairs Health
The economic tolls of gender-based violence Type News article Topics Economic and financial affairs Health Violence
Presenting EIGE’s 2023 Work Programme: Ongoing conversations with bold and new commitments Type News article Topics Digital agenda Environment and climate change Health Justice Migration Youth Violence
Frans Timmermans: “Every step counts. No matter how big or small” Type News article Topics Environment and climate change
#SafeSpaces: EIGE highlights widespread forms of cyber violence against women and girls, proposes definitions … the occasion of this year’s “ Orange the World, 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence ”, EIGE decided to … Type News article Topics Digital agenda Youth Violence
There is always room for further analysis on gender equality to expand our field of vision Type News article
The Gender Equality Index 2022 reveals slow progress. How can we turn threats into opportunities right now? Type News article
More efforts needed to strengthen institutional mechanisms to promote gender equality and gender mainstreaming Type News article
The COVID-19 pandemic reinforced gender inequalities as women took on more of the intensified informal care and housework demands Type News article