… positions of power in the EU are predominately held by men, especially in the finance sector where only 1 in 25 top … - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine – wanted to check the situation in their … study using EIGE’s know-how. The findings show that women are remarkably absent from the power structures in …
… has been reversed in some areas. Particularly in political and financial decision making, equality between menandwomen has taken a turn for the worse, which may show in …
… Latest data shows that men take most of the decisions in sports organisations that affect both womenandmen athletes. To mark International Women’s Day, the …
… In the run up to Rio 2016 Olympics and the Paralympics, EIGE’s International Women’s Day celebration focuses on gender equality in sport. EIGE’s research shows that while both womenandmen practice sport, the sports arena is far from equal and …
… 122 million people live at risk of poverty and social exclusion in Europe. That’s almost one in four citizens. Over half of them are women. The Europe 2020 Strategy sets the target of lifting at … six years. Poverty and social exclusion among womenandmen in Europe is the subject of EIGE’s upcoming report to …
… New study shows women missing from top finance jobs Men dominate central banks, finance ministries and boardrooms throughout Europe with only one in every 25 …
… Days of Activism: Engaging Europe to end violence against women! Gender-based violence (GBV) remains a major problem in … . GBV is based on unequal power relations between womenandmenand harms not only women but entire families, …
… violence is the most prevalent form of violence against women in the EU. In a joint effort to address this, the … Mutsch, Minister for Equal Opportunities said: “ Fighting and eradicating violence against women can only succeed if … actors work closely together. At every level. Womenandmen. Together .” President of the Parliament, Mars di …
… Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė and Swedish MEP Eva-Britt Svensson marked the European … According to the Lithuanian President, equality between womenandmen is a fundamental right and a common value of the European …
… of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) and Eva Fabry, Director of the European Centre for Womenand Technology (ECWT) met on 29 June 2011 in Vilnius, … on gender equality issues. Equality between womenandmen is both a fundamental right and a common principle of the …
… of DG Justice, Directorate D (European Commission) and Ms. Virginija Langbakk, EIGE Director Alongside a new five-year strategy for promoting equality between womenandmen in Europe in place, focus is currently being directed at …