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      In October EIGE releases its annual Gender Equality Index updating on the progress of gender equality in the EU. In this year’s Index edition, EIGE also makes links between gender equality and the European Green Deal exploring how the progress in gender equality can support the green transition. This year the Index conference is extended with two webinars taking a...

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      Between women and men in the EU, there’s a greater balance of childcare. But there isn’t when it comes to the type of task according to EIGE’s latest evidence. The distribution of unpaid childcare between women and men is moving in the right direction. EIGE’s evidence from a 2022 survey on gender gaps in unpaid care, individual and social activities...

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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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      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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      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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      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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      07 Feb 2023
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      EIGE’s new report for the Western Balkans and Türkiye provides guidance for combatting violence against women.

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  • Domain 1 – Parliamentarians’ presence and capacity in a parliament

    … to influence the parliament’s work, a sufficient number of women must be in leadership roles. Despite gradual … highly gendered, as it reflects the traditionally gendered division of labour within which women should contribute mostly in areas …

  • Gender Equality Index 2021 conference

    … 2021. Decision-makers and experts discussed the findings of the Gender Equality Index, and highlighted areas where the … European Commission Janez Cigler Kralj , Minister of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, … Commission Dr. Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat, Director, Division of Country Health Polices and Systems, WHO Regional …

    English
  • EU Member States

    … page makes a reference to the United Kingdom as a member of the European Union. It was published before the UK's … of a Member State may have the form of either a department/division/unit within the ministry in charge of gender … of ministries dedicated to social policies – such as labour, employment, social affairs, health, welfare, social …

    English
  • Informal care of older people, people with disabilities and long-term care services

    … experiencing unprecedented demographic changes. The share of population above 65 years old in the EU is expected to … care, which negatively impacts their participation in the labour market, also increases their risk of economic … disadvantaged position of older women in the gender division of informal care responsibilities and the challenge …

  • Economic and financial affairs

  • Both women and men limit their study fields

    … graduates grew by 7 p.p. to 25 % [1] , with almost all of the growth taking place in the first 10 years. Women … than men, this does not translate into more favourable labour-market outcomes. Women work more often in part-time … also harms their career progression. In measuring gender division in the tertiary fields of education, health and …

  • EU Conference: Launch of the Gender Equality Index 2015

    … Since then EIGE has introduced new variables in its domain of Work. For the first time a composite indicator was … Michaelides , Senior Employment Officer, Ministry of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance, Cyprus Martina Vuk , … violence Europe) Liri Kopaçi-Di Michele , Head of Equality Division, DG of Democracy, Council of Europe Prof. Sylvia …

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    25 Jun 2015, 9:00 CEST - 25 Jun 2015, 18:00 CEST Europe/Brussels
  • Encouraging SMEs to give fathers time off for their kids

    … Ministry for Women and Civil Service, the Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection, the social partners and the Federation of Austrian Industries. They provide an interesting example …

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  • Equal Opportunities on the Threshold of Czech Households

    … media agency Oglivy & Mather and the Economics Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences, implemented a project to … gender stereotyped attitudes and practice in the division of household work and care in families, and … work. However, in employing migrant women as cheap labour, families are reproducing gender inequality both …

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  • Promoting Full-time Employment

    … Summary A key indicator of gender inequality in the Swedish labour market is the difference in working time. There are … of Avesta, in the county of Dalarna, and the local division of the Swedish Municipal Workers’ Union signed an …

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  • Highlights of the Gender Equality Index 2020

    … The gender balance in decision-making is a major driver of change in almost all Member States. In the long term … with barely any change to gender segregation in the EU labour market. The prospect of further increases in … Thus, platform work is unlikely to change the unequal division of unpaid care between women and men; this requires …

  • Poverty

    … Relevance of gender in the policy area Poverty is both a cause and an … such as a higher prevalence of part-time work, unequal division of household work, gender employment segregation, … the household, resulting in greater absence from the labour market, which in turn, leads to lower pay and lower …

  • Economic Benefits of Gender Equality in the European Union

    … positive GDP impacts growing over time, higher level of employment and productivity and could respond to … which amounts to €1.95 to €3.15 trillion . Compared with labour market and education policies, gender equality … in Denmark and Sweden (Pylkkanen and Smith, 2003) Unequal division of non-paid work within the household, and weak …

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  • Employment

    … Relevance of gender in employment While considerable progress has been made in relation to women’s labour market participation over the past decades, deeply … for the care of children and other dependents. Division of unpaid care between women and men As the European …

  • References

    … Abdelkader, E. (2017). A Comparative Analysis of European Islamophobia: France, UK, Germany, Netherlands … , 29. Adams, A. (2020). The Gender Wage Gap on an Online Labour Market: The Cost of Interruptions. Centre for Economic … The impact of the Covid-19 crisis on the domestic division of labour in Hungary. Gender & Society blog . …

  • Tourism

    … Relevance of gender in the policy area Tourism is the third largest … employment possibilities. According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) , tourism represents an entry point … model towards a model based on the equal division of family and domestic work has not yet taken place. …

  • Parental-leave policies

    … in female employment rates, coupled with the decline of the male breadwinner family model, have unsettled … paternal health and well-being, birth rates and various labour-market outcomes, such as increased women’s … parents across Member States are entitled to a range of types of leave, the most common being maternity leave, …

  • Beyond the Beijing Declaration: Assessment and main challenges

    … not included here, supported the message. Dear Members of the European Parliament, dear guests, Thank you for … in increasing numbers of women being kept out of the labour market due to care responsibilities. Currently, 37.5 % … are often blind to the impact they have on the gender division of labour – including care work, the social …

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  • Unprecedented impact of COVID-19 calls for gender-sensitive policies and research

    … health systems and affected the health and lives of innumerable people, both directly and indirectly. Although … et al., 2020). For example, women participate less in the labour market, but they work as front-line providers of … balance may have been aggravated by the unbalanced division of care responsibilities within the family. Living …

  • Informal care of children and childcare services

    … Equally shared or not, childcare is a key dimension of gender equality Family structures have changed drastically … EU have reacted differently according to their different labour-market structures, social and political systems and … and structures affect gender roles, particularly in the division of care work at home, is key to progress on gender …

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