… Equality Ministers from across the European Union met in Brussels on 7 May, in the context of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and … and Council meetings The Council of the EU is an EU body and an essential EU decision-maker. Amongst others, the …
… This week and next, the 68th annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68), is happening in New York. CSW is the UN's largest annual gathering on gender equality and …
… on 7 March 2024 Director Carlien Scheele weighs in on the challenges women face in sports – and how they can be a force for promoting gender equality on the occasion of International Women’s Day 2024. #SeAcabó. That’s Spanish for ‘It’s Over’. In the wake of Spain’s victory in the women’s world cup final …
… Gender Equality Ministers on 27 February 2024 under the Belgian Presidency, Director Carlien Scheele presented a … delighted to be amongst you all today. And thank you to the Belgian Presidency for bringing together Ministers working on gender equality. I am grateful for the opportunity to bring the European Institute for Gender …
… on 28 May 2021. Covid-19 has woken us up – woken us up to the realities of everyday gender inequalities that our … Never before have I seen such frequent reports in the media about domestic violence. The effect of lockdown measures has reminded us just how …
… delivered this speech at a press seminar organised by the European Parliament on 4 March 2020. Several slides, not included here, supported the message. Dear Members of the European Parliament, dear guests, Thank you for inviting …
… This study mapped the key administrative data sources on gender-based violence in the EU Member States, as well as the statistical products stemming from those data. It also …
… cases Portugal had until now three Action Programmes for the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). All the Programmes of Action have been implemented by an intersectoral Group composed of the representatives of several bodies (public entities from …
… In especially serious cases the penalty shall be imprisonment of not less than two years. An especially serious case typically occurs if the offender performs sexual intercourse with the victim or … degrade the victim or if they entail penetration of thebody (rape); or the offence is committed jointly by more than …
… to have vaginal, oral or anal sexual intercourse with the victim or enabling someone else to do so, or to insert body parts or any other objects into the vagina or anus. …
… When the sexual assault consists of vaginal, anal or oral penetration, or inserting body parts or objects into either of the former two orifices, the offender shall be convicted of …
… "Sexual assault" is the sexual touching of a person without their consent: Person … A commits an offence if (a) he intentionally penetrates the vagina or anus of another person 'B‘ with a part of his body or anything else, (b) the penetration is sexual, (c) B …
… The European Institute for Gender Equality and the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights sign a cooperation agreement in line with the new EU strategy for gender equality 2010-2015. EIGE's …