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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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Definition of female genital mutilation

All procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.

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  • Estimation of girls at risk of female genital mutilation in the European Union: Denmark, Spain, Luxembourg and Austria

    … for Gender Equality (EIGE) has mapped the situation of female genital mutilation (FGM) in the European Union, identified good …

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  • Female genital mutilation

    … in providing information and research on prevalence of female genital mutilation in the European Union and supports Member States …

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  • Female genital mutilation in the EU and Croatia

    … The report presents an overview of female genital mutilation in EU Member States through prevalence data, …

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    • Violence
  • Is female genital mutilation a problem for the EU?

    … is estimated that 180,000 girls and women are at risk of female genital mutilation in the EU each year. This harmful practice leaves …

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    • Youth
    • Migration
  • International Conference on Female Genital Mutilation

    … This international conference on female genital mutilation/cutting, organized by UNFPA, UNICEF and the …

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    21 Oct 2013, 9:00 CEST - 25 Oct 2013, 19:00 CEST Europe/Rome
  • Online discussion ‘Female genital mutilation’

    … below: http://eurogender.eige.europa.eu/web-discussions/female-genital-mutilation   To see additional assistance, plesae contact …

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    29 Oct 2013, 10:00 CET - 29 Oct 2013, 17:00 CET Europe/Brussels
  • Analysis of data collection on female genital mutilation

    … This analysis of data collection on female genital mutilation is divided into three main parts. In the first …

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  • Good practices in combating female genital mutilation

    … This publication presents good practices on combating female genital mutilation identified during the implementation of the ‘Study …

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  • Girls in Greece are at risk of female genital mutilation

    … Female genital mutilation is against the law in Greece but this does not … FGM-practising countries living in Greece are at risk of female genital mutilation. These are the findings released …

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  • Girls in Cyprus are at risk of female genital mutilation

    … Female genital mutilation is against the law in Cyprus but this does not … in Cyprus from FGM-practising countries are at risk of female genital mutilation. These are the findings released …

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  • Tough laws discourage female genital mutilation

    … are powerful deterrent factors when it comes to female genital mutilation (FGM) in the EU. Family members fear the …

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  • New EU-wide report on female genital mutilation

    … International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation 6 February 2013 The European Institute for Gender …

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  • Female genital mutilation is illegal in Malta but girls are not safe

    … FGM-practising countries who live in Malta are at risk of female genital mutilation. The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) …

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  • Meeting on female genital mutilation

    … Day on the 8 March 2013 EIGE will organise a   meeting on female genital mutilation  (FGM) in the frame of EIGE’s study to map the  …

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    08 Mar 2013, 15:00 EET - 08 Mar 2013, 17:00 EET Europe/Athens
  • Female genital mutilation: Good practices on collecting administrative data on female genital mutilation

    … a harmonised approach to gather data on the prevalence of female genital mutilation (FGM). In the absence or unavailability of …

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  • Good practices in combating female genital mutilation

    … This study identified good practices in combating female genital mutilation. The good practices found a number of approaches …

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  • Female genital mutilation: estimating girls at risk

    … the best proposal for the implementation of the study ‘Female genital mutilation: estimating girls at risk’ in six selected Member …

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  • Female genital mutilation: estimating girls at risk

    … the best proposal for the implementation of the study ‘Female genital mutilation: estimating girls at risk’ in six selected Member …

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  • Female genital mutilation: estimating the number of girls at risk

    … and Member States in providing accurate information on female genital mutilation and its risks among girls, taking into account new …

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    • Violence
  • Estimating the number of girls at risk of female genital mutilation in the EU

    … new report In the study ‘ Estimation of girls at risk of female genital mutilation in the European Union ’, the European Institute …

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    • Youth
    • Migration

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