… 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 women's … have a spillover effect. Gender gaps in the labour market participation will close. Income disparities will diminish. …
… 2024 Director Carlien Scheele weighs in on the challenges women face in sports – and how they can be a force for … gender equality on the occasion of International Women’s Day 2024. #SeAcabó. That’s Spanish for ‘It’s Over’. In the … gender-based violence In closing Despite women’s increased participation in the sports sector over the years, women are …
… EIGE's Director, Carlien Scheele, addresses a High-level International Conference on Women in Law Enforcement organised by the Lithuanian Ministry of Interior on 2 February 2024 with the participation of women in leadership positions in the …
… forms of violence. When girls return to the family’s home country this risk becomes real because of the social … a gender-sensitive way. This can include the provision of women interpreters and specialised referral and care upon … institutions in their efforts to make equality between women and men a reality. It provides specific expertise and …
… Digital technologies offer young women and men innovative ways to get involved in politics. … expressing opinions on social media, political and civic participation has become faster and easier. Yet, one of the … and become future leaders,” said Virginija Langbakk, EIGE’s Director. Online harassment happens more often to young …
… Five documentation centres and libraries specialising in women and gender issues are joining efforts with the European … enable access to gender-based violence resources in EIGE’s Resource and Documentation Centre (RDC) . The project will … – Aletta E-Quality, institute for gender equality and women’s history in Amsterdam, Amazone – Resource Centre for …
… Vienna and Vilnius, 25 November 2013 A quarter of all women in the WHO European Region experience physical and/or … to this hidden epidemic. During their lives, 25.4% of women in the European Region experience physical and/or … requires determined joint efforts and ranks high on Vienna’s political agenda. Social, health and women’s policy in the …
… At the conference “ Eliminating Violence Against Women in Europe – Intersectoral Approaches and Actions ” … Europe and the City of Vienna that started on this year’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 217 participants from a large variety of sectors and …
… estimated personal and societal cost of Violence against Women is alarmingly high. Direct and indirect costs of violence against women and intimate partner violence affect the victim, their … their normal lives and decreases their chances of economic participation.” Estimating these costs is a challenging task. …