… publishes a new report ‘Combating cyber violence against women and girls’ which underlines the urgent need to develop … mutually exclusive definitions of cyber violence against women and girls (CVAWG) and its forms. CVAWG is deeply rooted in the social inequality between women and men that persists in our world. As digital (online) …
… weighing in on the state of play of Gender Equality and women’s empowerment across Europe: progress, barriers and ways forward on 9 th November. Dear honorable members and colleagues, I am pleased to be participating in … been hit the hardest since the pandemic. Like the youth, women and men of a migrant background or women and men with …
… the proposed EU directive on combatting violence against women and domestic violence? EIGE Director Carlien Scheele … European Parliament in Brussels. Good afternoon honourable members and dear participants. It is my pleasure to be here … the first time EU-wide rules to combat violence against women and domestic violence. The proposal for the directive …
… help achieve more gender equality in the EU. Dear Chair, Members of the Parliament, colleagues, When Ursula von der … to take leaps forwards to secure and realise the rights of women in all their diversity. That being said, the EU … introduced laws, policies and practices which limit women’s sexual and reproductive rights. And we are also up …
… in Brussels on 25 October 2022. Good afternoon honourable members and colleagues, I am very pleased to be here with you … that remains heavily gender-segregated. - being more women than men in sectors characterised by lower pay, status, … particularly hard consequences for disadvantaged groups of women, including younger and older women, single parents with …
… to the principle of fully-fledged equal treatment between women and men in all their diversity. EU milestones on the … the principle of equal pay for equal work between women and men. 1992 — The Treaty of Maastricht defines … — The Treaty of Amsterdam recognises: equality between women and men; equality in employment; and non-discrimination …
… of strategic objectives and actions for the advancement of women and the achievement of gender equality in 12 critical … was Area H Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women , for which the primary objectives are: to strengthen … take account of the Directives on equal treatment between women and men 1 , the Commission’s recent legislative …
… between changes in unpaid and paid work for women and men during the pandemic, the role of government … database . Some key findings are described below. Women more often experienced an increase in both their paid … 31 % of men) said they provided informal care to family members, relatives or friends either living in the household …
… equal employment opportunities and social inclusion for women and men, providing equal opportunities for women and men at all stages of the supply chain and … of initiatives to facilitate the participation of women entrepreneurs in the public procurement process. …
… funds and considering how it impacts the lives of both women and men is the essence of Gender-responsive public … Policy Coordinator, Belgian Institute for the Equality of Women and Men. Gender mainstreaming is about integrating a … any policy or project, you need to develop it for both women and men. It’s about the whole design. The whole …
… European Union (EU) through regular collection of data on women and men in key decision-making positions . The … the COVID-19 response at EU level. There are four women (66.7%) and two men (33.3%) in the 6- member team … governing bodies. Women account for 51.6% of the combined members of the two management boards (33 of 64 in July 2022), …
… 1 across the EU are unpaid informal carers for family members or friends in need due to health problems and/or … some of the key results from the survey show that: Women are more than twice as likely as men to provide the … equally within homes and continue to be mostly done by women. Women rely less on external childcare support and …
… the people of Spain. But the country’s leading voice on women’s rights admits, “we need to move forward faster.” Now … risks of poverty and job insecurity. Still, today in Spain women also assume most of the domestic work and 70% of all … of responsibilities, rewards, and opportunities between women and men when it comes to care and domestic work. …
… role in our journey towards equality between men and women. We have achieved incredible progress in gender … work life balance, pay transparency, and violence against women. Let me say a brief word on each of these issues. The … unsafe in their home. But across the world, one in three women experience physical or sexual violence, mostly by an …