… has woken us up – woken us up to the realities of everyday gender inequalities that our society was already facing, but … of lockdown measures has reminded us just how difficult and dangerous it is for the women who live with a violent … of healthcare workers in the EU. Although both women andmen working in this sector are exposed to the virus, women …
… Thank you for inviting EIGE- the European Institute for GenderEquality – to this timely discussion. This year we mark the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA) – a milestone in the worldwide … a comprehensive roadmap for equal rights between women andmen. That same year, in 1995, the European Council …
… Women’s Day on 8 March, the European Institute for GenderEquality (EIGE) has released new findings on the … crisis on genderequality in Europe. From job losses and reduced working hours to spikes in domestic violence and … in the summer, women gained only half as many jobs as men. This shows that the economic impact of the pandemic is …
… The principle of gender mainstreaming means taking systematic account of the differences between the conditions, situations and needs of women andmen in all Community policies and actions. Gender impact …
… Gender impact assessment has been defined as an ex ante … consequences for the state of equality between women andmen. The central question of the gender impact assessment …
… from 2006, noted that despite some progress toward gender mainstreaming in Member States, gender impact … or reinforced. The Council urged in particular to improve and strengthen the development and regular use of gender … decisions have a concrete impact on the lives of women andmen. That is why in most cases gender impact assessment is …
… has been contextualised, it is necessary to determine its gender relevance. This involves analysing whether or not it … target group is people, considering both individuals and legal entities. 2. Impact on the target group The proposed initiative affects women andmen regarding their access to and/or control of resources. …
… must be formulated in terms of the impacts on women andmen within the target group(s). Furthermore, proposals should be put forward that will promote genderequality in response to the existing situation. To do …
… to keep in mind when considering the implementation of gender impact assessment. Policital commitment The gender … of gender mainstreaming. Therefore, it is only a tool and as such it needs to respond to a clear objective. … appraisal of the inequalities in the lives that women andmen lead, a recognition of the consequences of those …
… Model Actors involved Guidelines Strenghts and weaknesses Model The European Commission deploys a variety of methods in its approach to gender mainstreaming. These methods span the whole policy … but in practice has a different impact on women andmen, for example due to differences in the lifestyles of …
… Model Actors involved Guidelines Strenghts and weaknesses Model At the end of 2013, Belgium adopted the … as well as on public authority. It includes a section on gender. The RIA integrates 21 subjects among which four are … assesses the impact of regulation proposals on women andmen. Therefore, the gender impact assessment is embedded …
… Model Actors involved Guidelines Strenghts and weaknesses Model There is no legal obligation to conduct gender impact assessments in Finland. Yet, the Act on Equality between Women andMen (1986/609) includes a broad gender mainstreaming …