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      In October EIGE releases its annual Gender Equality Index updating on the progress of gender equality in the EU. In this year’s Index edition, EIGE also makes links between gender equality and the European Green Deal exploring how the progress in gender equality can support the green transition. This year the Index conference is extended with two webinars taking a...

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      Between women and men in the EU, there’s a greater balance of childcare. But there isn’t when it comes to the type of task according to EIGE’s latest evidence. The distribution of unpaid childcare between women and men is moving in the right direction. EIGE’s evidence from a 2022 survey on gender gaps in unpaid care, individual and social activities...

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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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      The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has published a handbook to help stop sexism in the workplace. From recruitment to performance evaluation, EIGE’s handbook shows how organisations can ensure women and men employees feel safe, respected and fulfilled.

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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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    • GRPP: Four letters can unlock €2 trillion to accelerate our drive towards gender equality

      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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    • Closing the gaps: How data accelerates progress on gender equality  

      EIGE’s new report for the Western Balkans and Türkiye provides guidance for combatting violence against women.

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  • Women and Media: Representations Past and Present

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    09 Mar 2012, 9:00 EET - 10 Mar 2012, 18:00 EET Europe/Athens
  • A party strategy to increase women’s political representation

    … Malta has one of the lowest levels of women’s political representation in the EU. Of the political parties, it has … Malta’s MEPs now being women.   Slow progress to women’s representation   In Malta, political parties and their … and cultural factors . The main gatekeepers of women’s representation in national legislatures  are the political …

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    Malta
  • Domain 2 – Gender equality in external communication and representation

  • Equal representation in applications

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    Denmark
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  • 4 in 5 NATO Council Representatives are Men: The Need for More Female Representation

    … and Security urged “Member States to ensure increased representation of women at all decision-making levels in …

  • Grassroots campaign empowers women

    … response to a historically low level of women’s political representation in Ireland, the National Women’s Council of … mean that a lot remains to be done before equal political representation for women is achieved. NWCI’s local … with few women politicians.    A history of low women’s representation   The National Women’s Council of Ireland …

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    Ireland
  • Domain 1 – Electoral system and gender quotas

    … The existence of a legal framework that supports equal representation of women and men and an electoral system that … a widely used indicator of women’s (descriptive) political representation. A gender-sensitive electoral system can act as a pathway towards a more balanced representation in parliament. Special legal and policy …

  • Steps for defining partnerships and multi-level governance

    … of partners to include in stakeholder consultations and representation on monitoring committees. Defining groups of … including immigrant women’s associations, among others.  Representation on monitoring committees Monitoring committees … of guidance from gender relevant partners and experts. Representation on monitoring committees should take different …

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  • Beijing +25 policy brief: Area G - Women in power and decision-making: slow and uneven progress

    … Recent years have seen considerable focus on the representation of women in political and economic … equality 2016-2019 and its own target to achieve 40 % representation of women in senior and middle management … would have obliged Member States to achieve at least 40 % representation of women and men among non-executive directors …

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  • 15-16 JUN: The Mutual Learning Seminar on Women in Political Decision-Making

    … gender quotas (as a fast-track to equal political representation) in different national contexts? Who were the … lists or elected but that there is also a better representation of women at the highest level of political … legal gender quotas can be applied to enforce equal representation? Ÿ  How to attract more women to entering …

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    15 Jun 2016, 9:00 CEST - 16 Jun 2016, 13:00 CEST Europe/Ljubljana
  • Artificial intelligence and gender equality

    … in AI are a symptom of a larger problem. That problem is representation. Representation is key to ensuring fair, equal, and democratic … public spaces become male spaces by default. Without representation, exclusively male experiences shape our modern …

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  • Council election strategy for Siuliai University Council election

    … within INTEGER in order to encourage a gender-balanced representation of the Council. Several activities were … lawyer about the possible ways of making women’s representation in the Council’s election; participation in … supporting quota systems for achieving a gender-balanced representation in decision-making bodies of an institution. …

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    Lithuania
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  • Self-assessment, scoring and interpretation of parliament gender-sensitivity

    … full participation in the political sphere: Descriptive representation is ‘the extent to which a representative … or not they reach leadership positions. Descriptive representation also considers how women can access elected … systems and political parties’ procedures.  Substantive representation goes beyond the presence of women in …

  • Colloque: «Vulnérabilités, handicaps, discriminations: on en parle!»

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    19 Nov 2013, 9:00 CET - 19 Nov 2013, 18:00 CET Europe/Paris
  • Progress on gender equality is most notable on company boards

    … Commission proposed legislative action to guarantee representation of both sexes amounting to at least 40  % of … States have taken action to promote more gender-balanced representation in corporate leadership. The strategies … the application of legally binding quotas for the minimum representation of each gender, in some cases with sanctions …

  • Legislative action advances gender equality in politics

    … for non-compliance. With the exception of in Croatia, the representation of women improved following the application of … Estonia has seen a dramatic drop (– 20 p.p.) in women’s representation, from 33 % to 13 %. In 2020, there were … Slovakia and Romania continued to have more than 80 % male representation in regional assemblies, while Italy surpassed …

  • Political parties in the pillory

    … that has contributed to a small improvement in gender representation in recent elections, as well as a higher … awareness of the issue   Electoral reform takes women’s representation halfway   Changes in Croatia’s electoral system in 2000 increased women’s representation in politics, with the share of women in …

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    Croatia
  • Additional resources

    … Learn more by visiting: Representation in gender mainstreaming Stakeholder …

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