Any distinction, exclusion or restriction made on the basis of sex which has the effect or purpose of impairing or nullifying the recognition, enjoyment or exercise by women, irrespective of their marital status, on the basis of equality of men and women, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural, civil or any other field.
… Director Carlien Scheele presented the agency’s toolkit for gender sensitive parliaments to the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council … meeting to present my agency’s work including our focus on gender-sensitive parliaments – in a year that is set to shape …
… violence against women as not only an extreme form of discrimination against women but a violation of human rights. … state parties. In our reports, data collected from EIGE on gender equality is an important source of information, for being high-quality and allowing an analysis of gender equality and gender mainstreaming in EU countries. …
… In a meeting with AFCO during Gender Equality Week at European Parliament in Brussels on 26 … how changes to the EU Treaties can help achieve more gender equality in the EU. Dear Chair, Members of the … for our discussion today. By reaffirming equality and non-discrimination as fundamental rights and serving as a …
… words resonate with the European Union at a crossroads for gender equality. There’s never been a more important time to … the evolution of the EU’s policy and legal approaches to gender equality. It provides context to help make future … between women and men; equality in employment; and non-discrimination based on sex or sexual orientation. 2000 — …
… impacts the lives of both women and men is the essence of Gender-responsive public procurement, or GRPP. “GRPP is an extension of gender mainstreaming,” says Jeroen Decuyper Aerts, Strategy … and men for work of equal value and that women do not face discrimination in access to work and occupation.” Anna Lupi’s …
… of the conference Women's economic empowerment: key to gender equality hosted by the French European Union Council … surprise that we are still trying to edit out sexism, discrimination and inequality in our labour markets. … these inequalities are not news to anyone here today. The gender pay gap, low numbers of women in engineering and …
… New evidence from the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) shows that artificial intelligence and … work (also called gig work), have the potential to improve gender equality in the economy. However, there is also a danger they reinforce sexism and discrimination, while entrenching insecure work and a lack of …
… the fact that research from the European Institute for Gender Equality, the EU’s knowledge centre on gender equality, has found that the online and offline … see the same groups of people singled out for hostility, discrimination and violence. This includes women, as well as …
… The EU’s founding treaty includes a commitment to end the gender pay gap. Since 1957, we’ve been signed up to the … 14 % less per hour than men. At the European Institute for Gender Equality, we collect data and try to find out why we … briefly look at why the gender pay gap goes beyond pay discrimination, why pay transparency legislation could be …
… nice to be here today to speak about how we can bring more gender equality into the domestic work sector. Let’s start … of domestic workers and the quality of their jobs are gender equality issues. In the EU, 95 % of domestic cleaners … in all national labour, healthcare, social care and anti-discrimination laws. Informal workers should be brought into …
… The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has published a handbook to help stop … the EU institutions and agencies. Despite laws to prevent discrimination in the workplace, women continue to be … a step closer to achieving the EU’s founding value of gender equality. Further reading Sexism at work: How can we …
… clout of radical right-wing voices, and a sense of 'gender fatigue' have impacted EU governments' commitment to gender equality. New research from EIGE shows that Member … gender equality bodies being merged with other anti-discrimination organisations. The commitment to gender …