… for Gender Equality in Vilnius and the committee for Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) meet to discuss … a first visit to the Institute. Other important points of discussion were the Europe 2020 strategy , reconciliation … successes of Sweden, Denmark and Finland - where fathers’ participation in parental leave represents 20%, a large …
… improvements in policy, the work-life balance for men and women remains unequal in Europe. The research indicates that women remain the main carers of children and the elderly, in the majority of the Member … work and family responsibilities and to encourage women’s participation in the labour market without discouraging …
… Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) gathered some of the key stakeholders on Gender Equality to discuss the implementation of the EU Commission’s new EU Gender Equality strategy in … beyond the EU. It aims in particular to make better use ofwomen's potential, thereby contributing to the EU's overall …
… adopted five-year strategy for promoting equality between women and men in Europe. EIGE will start to actively … by gathering key stakeholders in the implementation of the new gender equality strategy at the “Joining efforts … Commission Vice-President Viviane Reding, the Chair of EIGE's Management Board Eva Maria Welskop-Deffaa, the …
… Over the course of two days (20-21 October 2011) EIGE participated in the … for reconciling professional and family roles for women and men as a chance to actively participate in the … of Work and Family Life as a Condition of Equal Participation in the Labour Market", prepared in close …
… On this occasion of International Women’s Day - 8 March - the European Institute for Gender … demonstrating that inequalities still exist. It is a goal of the European Union to achieve gender equality, and …
… On the World Environment Day EIGE launched the full version of the “ Review of the Implementation in the EU of area K of the Beijing Platform for Action: Women and the Environment. Gender Equality and Climate Change … Gender Mainstreaming . One of its main focuses is women’s participation in climate change related decision making in …
… Five documentation centres and libraries specialising in women and gender issues are joining efforts with the European … It will offer various EU institutions, authorities of the Member States, researchers, civil society … information available in Europe. The members of the pilot project are: Aletta – Aletta E-Quality, …
… expert Annika Carlsson-Kanyama talk about the female face of climate change, why women drive smaller cars and the way to solve the climate … at the most senior levels. But what we need is their equal participation, nothing less. Why doesn’t this happen? Look at …
… Written by Shila Meyer-Behjat Many acknowledge the brunt women bear when it comes to the effects of global warming. However, less focus is still given to … role in environmental management and progress, full participation is therefore essential to achieve sustainable …
… How can we move forward when half of us are being held back? The European Institute for Gender … Equality Index shows differences in outcomes between women and men at the individual level in EU Member States,’ … spent on unpaid caring and domestic activities. Women’s participation in the labour market is limited because of …
… At the conference “ Eliminating Violence Against Women in Europe – Intersectoral Approaches and Actions ” organised by EIGE, WHO Europe and the City of Vienna that started on this year’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 217 participants from a large …
… The estimated personal and societal cost of Violence against Women is alarmingly high. Direct and indirect costs of … their normal lives and decreases their chances of economic participation.” Estimating these costs is a challenging task. …
… The importance of gender training was emphasised in the Council conclusions on the effectiveness of institutional mechanisms for the advancement ofwomen and gender equality adopted during the meeting of the …