… It is our great pleasure to congratulate Tanja Auvinen, Finland, on being elected as … Board, held on 16-17 of June 2022. We would also like to extend a warm welcome to the new members who have joined … Romania, Slovakia, and Finland. The Management Board will work together for the next three years to guide EIGE’s work …
… on 7 September 2021. Good afternoon everybody, I want to start by imagining that we woke up this morning in a world … see gender balance for another 125 years. Quotas clearly work. But for some reason, they still make people uneasy. … their career progression. And even when women are able toreturntowork after having children, even when they have …
… and gender inequality in the labour market, according to a study by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE). Across the EU, the bulk of unpaid care work is done by women, with 92 % providing unpaid care several days a week – as opposed to 68 % of men. Employed women also do more than their fair …
… EIGE has re-designed its website to make it clearer, more accessible, and friendlier to new and returning users. It is now easier to find the … that give an overview of gender equality in your area of work and provide links to all our resources. You can choose …
… Between 39 % to 57 % of girls originating from FGM-practising countries … by one of the most horrible forms of violence. When girls returnto the family’s home country this risk becomes real … female genital mutilation in the EU Read more about EIGE’s work on estimating the number of girls at risk of female …
… is a problem for the EU and we cannot close our eyes to it. A major risk factor is girls returning to the home country because social pressure from relatives to … and country profile for Cyprus here Read more about EIGE’s work on estimating the number of girls at risk of female …
… but this does not mean that girls are safe. Between 25 % to 42 % of girls from FGM-practising countries living in … is a problem for the EU and we cannot close our eyes to it. A major risk factor is girls returning to the home … and country profile for Greece here Read more about EIGE’s work on estimating the number of girls at risk of female …
… by EIGE suggests that, despite improvements in policy, the work-life balance for men and women remains unequal in … women than men reduce the hours that they work in order to provide informal care. One third of women who curtail their employment in order to offer care report the reason to be the lack of care …