… the findings released today by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE). “Female genital mutilation is a … public,” said Fotini Kouvela, Greek Secretary General for Gender Equality. Despite a number of girls at risk, the … is crucial that Member States deal with new arrivals in a gender-sensitive way. From 2011 to 2016, the number of …
… transparency is a basic condition that supports gender mainstreaming. It requires the formalisation, … policies Formal rules and procedures are a key feature in gender-sensitive parliaments and strongly support gender … to their care responsibilities to delegate their voting power to a representative, and enabling them to vote in …
… This domain addresses gender balance in leading roles and internal working groups. … ‘Once in parliament, women need to hold positions of power and authority’. This implies a need to analyse the … Denmark, Finland, Latvia, Netherlands, Spain) (EIGE Gender Statistics Database). The other influential leading …
… In order to make gender-sensitivity a measurable concept, five areas defining specific aspects of parliaments’ gender-sensitivity have been identified through literature … someone or something – in this case, women and political power. It is a broad area of research and can refer, for …
… schemes, part-time, remote working/tele-working. Gender Equality Training (GET) : Is a ‘tool, strategy, and … to effect individual and collective transformation towards gender equality through consciousness raising, empowering … oversight that the parliament can ensure a balance of power and assert its role as the defender of people’s …
… of the Beijing Platform for Action in the EU Member States Gender segregation is a deeply entrenched feature of … to certain jobs while also perpetuating unequal genderpowerrelations in the public and private spheres. Following the …
… women. Violence against women is rooted in the unequal powerrelations between women and men and is one of the strongest expressions of gender inequality. “ The elimination of violence against …
… What is gender stakeholder consultation? Gender stakeholder consultation promotes the participation of … make it possible to delegate part of the institutional power to citizens in charge of the final policy decisions …
… What are gender statistics and indicators? This briefing introduces … of women and men. Secondly, they measure changes in the relations between women and men over time in a particular … towards gender equality in six domains (work, knowledge, power, money, health and time), which are further …
… What is gender analysis? Gender analysis provides the necessary data … distribution of resources, opportunities, constraints and power in a given context. In this way, conducting a gender … of resources, social norms that affect gender roles and relations and gender-specific behaviour); identify gender …
… What is gender awareness raising? Gender awareness raising aims at increasing general … forms of violence against women and how unequal genderrelations perpetuate gender-based violence is an important …
… Summary A key indicator of gender inequality in the Swedish labour market is the … economic independence. The overall objective of Sweden’s gender equality policy (Ministry of Integration and Gender … 2009) is to ensure that women and men have the same power to shape society and their own lives. One sub-goal is …