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      EIGE is attending COP28 to highlight the connection between gender equality and the environment. And to raise awareness about the need to incorporate a gender perspective into climate-related policies. Follow along as Dennis Van Der Veur, EIGE's Head of Outreach and Engagement, shares his insights in regular updates in this newsfeed. 05/12/2023 Yesterday was ‘gender day’ at COP28. Several events...

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      Hectares of newsprint and hours of screentime are dedicated to COP28. It’s little surprise as the calls for action on climate change and gender equality grow ever more urgent. So, how can journalists cut through the noise? How can they report smarter, share the best information faster and tell stories that have a lasting impact? “Good journalism is crucial for...

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      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...

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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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      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 gender stereotypes

Preconceived ideas whereby females and males are arbitrarily assigned characteristics and roles determined and limited by their gender. 

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  • Education is key for breaking gender stereotypes

    … Gender related challenges in the education system are an … and boys tend to choose subjects according to traditional gender roles. This is one of the findings of new research by … classroom should be an environment that challenges gender stereotypes and breaks them down. Unfortunately, it often …

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  • Debunking myths and online gender stereotypical behaviour

    … in which we want to give guidance on how to deal with gender-stereotyped behaviour among young people online. It … we notice in our figures, but also those of others, that gender-stereotyped behaviour still has an enormous impact on …

    Date & time
    23 Jan 2020, 9:00 EET - 23 Jan 2020, 17:00 EET Europe/Vilnius
  • Avoid gendered stereotypes as descriptive terms

    … Avoid using words which imply a gender connotation to describe an aspect of a person or … Using language in this way is sexist. Do not employ gender stereotypes to describe the way something is or the …

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  • Combating Gender Stereotypes in and through Education: Gender Equality Conference

    … report of the Committee of Ministers’ Recommendation on gender mainstreaming in education; Exchange good practices to promote an education free from gender stereotypes and identify ways to implement the measures …

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    09 Oct 2014, 8:15 EEST - 10 Oct 2014, 12:00 EEST Europe/Athens
  • The role of men and boys in advancing gender equality and breaking gender stereotypes

    … Within the framework of the EU Mutual Learning Programme in Gender Equality, aiming at cultivating conversations and sharing experiences on good practices on gender equality in Europe, this event is co-organised by the … and boys in advancing gender equality and breaking gender stereotypes, and talk about the current situation in their …

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    16 Feb 2023, 0:00 EET - 17 Feb 2023, 0:00 EET Europe/Vilnius
  • Stereotypes

    … Stereotypes are generalised images about people within a society. A gender stereotype is a preconceived idea where women and men … characteristics and roles determined and limited by their gender. Stereotypes about gender often take one of two forms. …

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  • Avoid using stereotypical images

    … the images we choose to use. A piece of communication is gender-discriminatory if the people within the images are … you use in your communication material do not reinforce gender stereotypes by including a wide mix of people in …

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  • Beijing +25 policy brief: Area L - The girl child: exposure to stereotypes and violence

    … The European Parliament’s resolution on eliminating gender stereotypes (2013) called on the EU to develop …

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  • Provision of conference organising services for EIGE's international conference on gender stereotypes to be organised in Vilnius in April 2011

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  • Beijing +25 policy brief: Area B - Education and training of women: stereotypes and segregation persist

    … Since 2013, the EU has made several commitments to address gender equality issues in education and training. The Strategic Engagement for Gender Equality 2016-2019 highlighted the need to address … In 2015, the EU called for action to tackle gender stereotypes and ensure that teachers are trained to create …

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  • Beijing +25 policy brief: Area J - Women and the media: harmful stereotypes persist

    … The EU’s overarching gender equality commitments and measures have rarely … in the European Commission’s strategic engagement for gender equality 2016-2019 or in the Council of the EU’s pact … the European Parliament has highlighted persistent gender stereotypes in the media and called on the European …

  • Provision of conference organising services for EIGE's international conference on gender stereotypes to be organised in Vilnius on 29-30 November 2010 - Cancelled

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  • A policy response to gender perceptions

    … paper International agreements have underpinned a focus on gender stereotyping as a policy priority for over thirty years. A policy focus on gender stereotypes on the European level can be observed in the work …

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  • A study of collected narratives on gender perceptions in the 27 EU Member States

    … Synthesis report The ‘Study of collected narratives on gender perceptions in the 27 EU Member States’ has been … with the aim of mapping the persistence of stereotypical gender attitudes and perceptions. The study has as its … perceptions can be overcome. Related content : Gender Stereotypes area Gender Stereotypes stories …

  • Artificial intelligence, platform work and gender equality

    … have the potential to create new opportunities for gender equality, but at the same time can reinforce gender stereotypes, sexism and discrimination in the labour market. …

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  • Study of collected narratives relating to gender perceptions in 27 EU Member States

    … persistence of stereotypical attitudes and perceptions to gender by collecting real-life stories from women and men … the EU. These stories help to identify the ways in which gender stereotypical perceptions influence people’s lives. … patterns and norms of behaviour that reinforce gender stereotypes, including general observations on regional …

  • Common challenges when using gender-sensitive language

    … the most common stumbling blocks when trying to write in a gender-sensitive manner. It is designed to help you understand the issues which lead to language being gender-discriminatory so that you can recognise … under which much gender-discriminatory language falls: Stereotypes: assigning gender when gender is unknown or …

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  • Gendering in-animate objects

    … Assigning a gender to an inanimate object by using gendered pronouns to … to characteristics. These connotations are related to gender stereotypes and help to perpetuate them. You should use the …

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  • Gender-sensitive communication: What’s wrong with a ladylike handshake?

    … handshake have in common? They are all examples of gender-discriminatory, even sexist language. They imply that … These expressions reflect unconscious bias and enforce gender stereotypes. To help you use language and images which are …

  • Where does sexism come from?

    … Definition: gender stereotypes Preconceived ideas whereby females and males are … characteristics and roles determined and limited by their gender. Source: EIGE [1] . Gender stereotypes underpin sexist …

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